eleven o'clock
She did not blame them for that . She had been so fond of him , -- she knew that she should soon have loved him , -- and the dream swung back upon itself , and she was again standing beside the fire in the yellow room , with him so near to her . And after she awoke , she shed tears . On that morning , after eleven o'clock , Matilde came to Veronica 's room , bringing a piece of needlework with her , and she sat down to stay a while . They talked idly about dull subjects , and from time to time Matilde looked up and smiled sadly . She sat so that she could not see Bosio 's photograph on the mantelpiece . After she had been there half an hour , she started , suddenly remembering something .