eleven
o'clock
`` You -- you ever pay any attention to an old soldier on the street ? '' Then the senator 's eyes began to snap . `` Sometimes I have been known to . '' `` Er -- suppose an old soldier was in front of the White House at eleven o'clock -- an old soldier with a gal suppose ? '' The senator saw the point , and took no pains to restrain his admiration . `` Jethro , '' he said , slapping him on the shoulder , `` I 'm willing to bet a few thousand dollars you 'll run your state for a while yet . '' `` Heard you say you was goin ' for a walk this morning , Cynthy , '' Jethro remarked , as they sat at breakfast the next morning .