ten until eleven
He made up his mind that if he did meet him he would stop and chat casually with him , as though he had heard and seen nothing to rouse his suspicions . He particularly wanted to find DeBar ; and , next to DeBar , Quade himself . The night carnival was at its height when Aldous re-entered the long , lighted street . From ten until eleven was the liveliest hour of the night . Even the restaurants and soup-kitchens were crowded then . He strolled slowly down the street until he came to a little crowd gathered about the bear equestrienne . The big canvas dance-hall a few doors away had lured from her most of her admirers by this time , and Aldous found no difficulty in reaching the inner circle .