nearly midnight
Krantz 's Keller was in Fourteenth Street , and they could reach there at the hour , for already the cab was moving in the right direction . `` Are you in a hurry ? '' he asked , `` or shall we go a round-about way and talk things over ? The Keller wo n't be at its best till nearly midnight . '' `` I 've a -- sort of appointment at eleven-thirty , '' Clo said . `` But I 'd like to be on the spot before that , for a look round to get my bearings . I daresay I can tell you the whole story in twelve minutes .