eleven o'clock
Now , ' she added , ` if you think you can keep still and not fidget , you may sit down by the window and watch for the telegram . ' Jimmy lifted the tabby cat off the chair , and took it on his knees as he sat down . While he sat stroking the cat he really did not feel much doubt about the telegram . He wanted it to come so much that he felt sure it would come soon , and surely enough it arrived before eleven o'clock . Jimmy rose from his chair as Jones brought it into the room on a tray , and the tabby cat dug its claws into his jacket and clung to him , so that Jimmy found it rather difficult to put it down . He did not take his eyes from Miss Morton 's face all the time she was reading the telegram . ` It is extremely fortunate I wrote yesterday , ' she exclaimed .