eleven o'clock
`` Six o'clock . We have lunch at half-past twelve for the ladies , but if any gentleman happens to be at home at that time , he can go in . '' Frank looked at his watch . It was only eleven o'clock and as so much of the day remained , he decided , as soon as he had unpacked his valise , to go downtown and look for a place without delay . `` I shall not be here at lunch to-day , '' he said . `` You may expect me at dinner . '' There was a small bureau in the room -- a piece of furniture not often found in hall bedrooms .