eleven o'clock
The messenger returned . My brother was not at home . We waited a little while , and then despatched the messenger again , with directions to wait till his return . We waited , in vain , till nine ; ten ; eleven o'clock . The messenger then came back , informing us that Prank was still abroad . I was obliged to dismiss the hope of a conference this night , and returned in an anxious and melancholy mood to Mrs. Fielder 's . On my way , while ruminating on these events , I began to fear that I had exerted an unjustifiable degree of caution .