eleven o’clock
Mother , Aleck says old George Wright is having the time of his life . His wife has gone to Charlottetown to visit her sister and he is his own boss for the first time since he was married , forty years ago . He 's on a regular orgy , Aleck says . He smokes in the parlour and sits up till eleven o'clock reading dime novels . '' `` Perhaps I met Mr. Tracy , '' said Eric . `` Is he a tall man , with gray hair and a dark , stern face ? '' `` No , he 's a round , jolly fellow , is Aleck , and he stopped growing pretty much before he 'd ever begun .