eleven o'clock
The cost of the building had exceeded the estimate , and it had been finished by a loan of two million dollars secured by a mortgage held by the banking house of Overman & Company . It could have commanded a larger loan , as the entire structure , except the two stories below ground and the auditorium , was devoted to business offices occupied by the best class of tenants . The auditorium was for rent at a nominal sum during the week , and was designed to be the forum of free thought for the nation . The dedication programme began on Monday , lasting through an entire week , day and night , and culminated on Sunday with Gordon 's address at eleven o'clock . The elaborate ceremonials and speeches had worn out Kate 's body by Saturday , and the praise of pygmies had long before worn out her soul . Ruth had read with interest the accounts of these meetings , and Morris King tried in vain to dissuade her from attending the Sunday exercises at which Gordon was to speak . `` It 's useless to talk , Morris , '' she said , firmly .