eleven o'clock
she whispered . Her sister-in-law , lashes wet , rose with decision . `` I think that I have made a goose of myse ' f to-night . Marye , will you say to your father that it is after eleven o'clock , and that I am waiting to be well scolded and sent to bed ? '' `` Father went out a few moments ago , '' said Paige in an awed voice . `` I heard him unbolt the front door . '' Ailsa turned and walked swiftly out into the hallway ; the front door swung wide ; Mr. Craig stood on the steps wearing his hat .