Eleven o'clock
I wonder he has not been back again before this ! '' The hours passed swiftly by . Fannie , with her merry heart , fully compensating Nellie for Fred 's absence . Eleven o'clock came before they imagined it near so late . And just then they heard the hall door close , and a moment after Fred entered the room , and in an excited voice exclaimed : `` Now , ladies , perhaps you will admit the good of carrying a revolver , when I tell you that to-night I have been robbed . '' `` Robbed ! '' exclaimed Nellie and Fannie simultaneously .