eleven o'clock
`` I do n't know , Hermy dear , '' came in Mrs. Trapes ' harsh tones , `` I 'm afraid he 's gone to bed -- anyway , I 'll see ! '' Ensued a knocking of bony knuckles and , opening the door , Ravenslee beheld Mrs. Trapes . Behind her stood Hermione , and in her eyes he saw again that look of wistful , anxious fear he had wondered over at the first . `` Oh , Mr. Geoffrey , '' said Mrs. Trapes , `` it 's eleven o'clock , an ' that b ' y ai n't in yet . Here 's Hermy been out hunting the streets for him and ai n't found him . Consequently she 's worriting herself sick over him -- drat ` im ! '' `` Out on the streets ! ''