eleven o'clock
He took a cigar from his case by and by , Carrissima trying to stifle her yawns while he talked about golf and described some of his hands at bridge . To illustrate his skill , he made her bring some cards , and , sweeping clear a space on the table , kept her up until past midnight . Colonel Faversham always came to breakfast with brisk and almost aggressive robustness . He had an enormous appetite , and when this was at last satisfied , it was his custom to retire with the newspaper to his smoking-room until eleven o'clock . The morning was so bright that he began to regret his return to London , although it was true that he could reach his favourite golf-course in three-quarters of an hour in a taxi-cab . There , indeed , Colonel Faversham spent the most of his waking hours , usually finishing up with a couple of hours ' bridge before returning by rail to Grandison Square in time for dinner . Then he was occasionally irritable , and although he would never admit that he felt tired , Carrissima had her own opinion .