eleven o'clock
On the edge of the wood was a mass of elderbush just coming into bloom . He worked his way into the centre of this , squatted down and regarded the house from between the green stems . Smoke rose from the chimney . `` It must be near eleven o'clock , '' thought Steve . `` She 's getting dinner . '' Behind him , through the wood , on toward Middletown rumbled the passing battery . The heavy sound brought a young woman to the door .