half past
eleven
exclaimed the colored driver in wonder . `` Did n't I see you leavin ' de hotel las ' night ` bout half pas ' ` levin or a little later ? '' `` You certainly did not . I was in bed and sound asleep by half past eleven , '' answered Dave . `` Well now , do n't dat beat all ! '' cried the colored man , his eyes rolling in wonder . `` I went outside jest to take a las ' look aroun ' befo ' turning in , and I seen a young fellow and a man leavin ' de hotel .