ten o'clock
Mr. Bruce looked at his daughter when she was asleep . He heard her murmuring and intreating ; and listened to words that affected him deeply . He sat down by her bed-side until she was tranquil : and whether he shed tears of tenderness over her is best known to himself ; but the following morning , though his feelings were softened , his countenance was equally stern . His carriage was at the door ; and at ten o'clock he and his daughter arrived at Mrs. Adair 's . Neither at breakfast nor during the ride had he uttered one word . `` Madam , '' said he , the moment he beheld the mistress of his child , `` I have brought a runaway . I will not make an apology for her conduct : it is not in my way ; it rests entirely with yourself whether she will be accepted or rejected .