eleven o'clock
She did not see Miss Leslie sneering , nor Mr. Montgomery 's grinning face . She saw nothing but Mr. Lennox , and , stunned by the thought of his leaving them , she followed her mother-in-law upstairs . The old woman scolded and rowed . To have that lot of men and women smoking and drinking after eleven o'clock in the house was not to be thought of , and she tried to force her son to say that the police must be sent for . But it was impossible to get an answer from him : the excitement and effort of speaking had rendered him speechless , and holding his moppy black hair with both hands , he wheezed in deep organ tones . Kate looked at him blankly , and longed for some place out of hearing of his breath and out of the smell of the medicine-bottles . His mother was now insisting on his taking a couple of pills , and called upon Kate to find the box .