about eleven o'clock
* * * * * The evening went slowly . Janet and Tim returned about the time the dishwashing process was complete . Janet proposed a hand of bridge ; Tim suggested poker , James voted for pinochle , and Martha wanted to toss a coin between canasta or gin rummy . They settled it by dealing a shuffled deck face upward until the ace of hearts landed in front of Janet , whereupon they played bridge until about eleven o'clock . It was interesting bridge ; James and Martha had studied bridge columns and books for recreation ; against them were aligned Tim and Janet , who played with the card sense developed over years of practice . The youngsters knew the theories , their bidding was as precise as bridge bidding could be made with value-numbering , honor-counting , response-value addition , and all of the other systems . They understood all of the coups and end plays complete with classic examples .