eleven o'clock
Marget was alone , at the wash-tub . It did not take much persuasion to obtain her consent , for of course the money was a great inducement . `` It will not be for long , '' she said , `` and the children must manage to get along without Elsli . '' So it was settled that Elsli should go the next day , at eleven o'clock , to Mrs. Stanhope 's , to begin her new duties . Late that evening , when the two sisters sat down at the work-table together , after the children were in bed , aunty repeated Emma 's confidences to her mother ; how the visit to the sick girl had been a complete failure , for Emma was sure that Nora did not care to have her come again , any more than she herself cared to go ; for she could n't think of anything to say , and Nora did n't want to talk either , and they did n't like the same things at all . Mrs. Stein was surprised and disappointed . Emma 's stock of conversation had never been known to give out before , and her mother had been confident that her merry talk would be a real pleasure to the sick child , and help to pass happily many a tedious hour of her long day ; and , on the other hand , she relied much on the benefit which her romping little girl would receive from the refined and gentle Nora .