eleven o'clock
It ca n't be done , and seems impious to try , ' said Matilda , quite exhausted by something deeper than pleasure . ` I think the `` Reminiscences of a Rook '' would make a capital story . They are long-lived birds , and could tell tales of the past that would entirely eclipse our modern rubbish , ' said Lavinia , taking a last look at the solemn towers , and the shadowy birds that had haunted them for ages . The ladies agreed to be off early in the morning , that they might reach Amboise in time for the eleven o'clock breakfast . Amanda was to pay the bill , and to make certain enquiries at the office ; Mat to fly out and do a trifle of shopping ; while Lavinia packed up the bundles and mounted guard over them . They separated , but in half-an-hour all met again , not in their room according to agreement , but before the cathedral , which all had decided not to revisit on any account . Matilda was there first , and as each of the others came stealing round the corner , she greeted them with a laugh , in which all joined after the first surprise was over .