nearly eleven o'clock
He was thinking of Mrs. Butler . Cowperwood called the servant , ordered his runabout , and told George to see that his private office was not disturbed . Then , as Butler strolled to and fro in this , to him , objectionable room , Cowperwood drove rapidly away . Although it was nearly eleven o'clock when he arrived at the Calligans ' , Aileen was not yet in bed . In her bedroom upstairs she was confiding to Mamie and Mrs. Calligan some of her social experiences when the bell rang , and Mrs. Calligan went down and opened the door to Cowperwood . `` Miss Butler is here , I believe , '' he said . `` Will you tell her that there is some one here from her father ? ''