Nine o'clock
Eight o'clock struck , and she had remembered that he had not come to arouse her by a knocking , as usual , her own anxiety having caused her to stir . The breakfast was set in its place without . But he did not arrive to take it ; and she waited on . Nine o'clock arrived , and the breakfast was cold ; and still there was no Giles . A thrush , that had been repeating itself a good deal on an opposite bush for some time , came and took a morsel from the plate and bolted it , waited , looked around , and took another . At ten o'clock she drew in the tray , and sat down to her own solitary meal . He must have been called away on business early , the rain having cleared off .