eleven o'clock
We 're to go and find out -- if we can . Are you all ready ? '' `` All ready , '' said Dex . `` So am I. We 'll start at eleven o'clock in one of the Old Man 's best cruisers . Meanwhile , we might as well go and hunt up a dinner somewhere , to fortify us against the synthetic pork chops and bread we 'll be swallowing for the next fortnight . '' They went out ; and at ten minutes of eleven reported at the great space ship hangars north of New York , with their luggage , a conspicuous item of which was a chess board to help while away the long , long days of spacial travel . Brand then paused a little while for a final check-up on directions .