eleven o'clock
`` I 'll be along pretty soon . '' Sam did not lie awake long after once getting into bed . The early hour at which he had risen on the boat , and the miles he had traveled during the day were too much for him , and he sank into a dreamless sleep . At eleven o'clock Abner Blodgett opened the door and softly entered . He approached the bed on tiptoe , fearing to wake Sam . `` Poor fool ! '' he muttered , smiling disagreeably ; `` he thinks I am a verdant rustic , while I am able to turn him round my little finger .