eleven o'clock
`` The campaign , '' he said , `` really ended yesterday . But Doolittle thought it was wise to have a last round-up of the business men , and give them a final speech . '' Geneviève acquiesced with a sympathetic murmur , but she was disappointed . Merely to walk calmly out of the house at eleven o'clock lessened the excitement . However , she decided upon leaving George a note explaining that she had gone to spend the night with Betty Sheridan . She looked forward to the long afternoon with impatience . Cousin Emelene was taking her nap .