eleven until noon
He was evidently somewhat cooler . As he spoke I knew his name as that of a recently appointed under-secretary of the Foreign Office . I had never before seen him . As we parted I said : `` I shall be at home from eleven until noon to-morrow . '' We lifted our hats , and the two carriages having been put in condition , I drove away , with enough to think about and with some wonder as to what had become of Alphonse . After a slow drive with a lame horse I reached my club , where I attended to a small matter , and then , as the rain was over , walked to my rooms . A bath and a change of garments left me free to consider the adventure and its too probable results .