eleven o'clock
Or he would get up suddenly when they were all three sitting together , and , without a word to any one , put on his hat and go out of the house . He never volunteered any information as to where he spent his evenings , and although Sir Philip would peer after him with angry , suspicious eyes when he took his departure , it seemed as if pride -- or was it fear of what the answer might be ? -- kept the old man from questioning him . When eleven o'clock came , bringing no Tony , he would get up abruptly , fold his newspaper , and remark curtly to Ann : `` Time we went to bed . No need to wait up for Tony . He has his latch-key . '' It was always the same formula , and the next day at breakfast uncle and nephew would exchange a brief greeting , and no further reference would be made to the previous evening .