nine o'clock in the morning
Miss Vane 's welcome of her niece was dashed by amazement . `` Why , good gracious , child , '' she said , `` what have you come at this hour of the day for ? I 'm delighted to see you ; but I never heard of such a thing ! Arriving at nine o'clock in the morning from Beechfield , especially after all the accounts I have heard of your health ! You look fit to faint as it is ! '' `` I am tired , '' said Enid , with a little smile . She sat down in Miss Vane 's pretty dining-room , where her aunt was seated at breakfast , and began to take off her gloves .