eleven o'clock
Maria claimed them . It was certainly her particular adventure . Only she would share it with them all . He looked at his watch a second time , and found that it was later than he had supposed -- eleven o'clock . In the act of winding it , however , he paused ; something he had forgotten came back to him , and a curious smile broke over his face . He stroked his beard , glanced at the ceiling where the moths still banged and buzzed , then strolled over to the open window , and said `` Hm ! '' He put his head and shoulders out into the air .