eleven o'clock
The poor girl actually lacked the sense to see that his infatuation was such that he had no eyes , ears , or senses left for any one else . Possibly she gloried in his devotion . At all events he danced with her again and again and watched her jealously when she danced with others . At last towards eleven o'clock Leonard suddenly appeared at the door of the dancing-room , holding an open letter in his hand , and beckoned to his comrade . `` I 'll have to trouble you to come with me to the quartermaster 's storehouse , '' said he . `` There is a chest there that must be opened to-night . '' And though the lieutenant was surprised , he , in common with everybody else in the Fortieth , had learned that Leonard rarely opened his mouth except to speak by authority , and so went with barely a word to the ladies left behind , nor did he return in ten minutes , as he said he would .