About eleven o'clock
But this was only at the bottom of her heart . She did not own to herself that she really did it . She felt a little safer not to break the bargain yet . About eleven o'clock in the forenoon Mr. Morton came in . His start and look of dismay on seeing Grace indicated that he had expected to find his sister alone . He hastily attempted to conceal an open telegram which he held in his hand , but it was too late . Grace had already seen it , and whatever the tidings it might contain , there was no longer any question of holding them back or extenuating them .