eleven o'clock
The high season was over . As for the key of Mademoiselle , very few of the clients ever left their keys in the bureau when they promenaded themselves . It was too much trouble . But certainly , he could knock at the door of Mademoiselle , if the gentlemen insisted , though it was now on the way to eleven o'clock , and it would be a pity to wake the young lady if she were sleeping . `` Knock softly . If she 's awake , she 'll hear you , '' Stephen directed . `` If she 's asleep , she wo n't . ''