eleven o'clock
Together they had looked in on Case and found him drowsy and indifferent , but both the commander and his faithful ally distinctly heard his half-mumbled words as to ` Tonio 's one object in life ere they came away , satisfied that Case would be of no further use for another night and day . Then Bentley had hurried to his other patient with the result we have already noted , and a little later the general went with him for still another visit , to soothe and reassure Harris , for the invalid officer was mad to be up and doing . There was something in the air . Later still a stupid three-handed cribbage game was going on when , after eleven o'clock , Willett came briskly in . Strong had about given him up and was going home in spite of an unsettled account in his favor , which Willett had proposed to play off . They were all tired and ready for bed , and were only up because Willett was to leave and _ should _ `` square things '' before leaving the post . The cribbage game stopped at sight of him .