eleven o’clock
You had better not leave that clever creature time for reflection . As for me , I am already putting the irons in the fire . '' And Maxime left Couture at the summit of happiness , saying to La Palferine , `` Shall I drive you home , my boy ? '' By eleven o'clock Aurelie was alone with Couture , Fabien , and Rochefide . Arthur was asleep on a sofa . Couture and Fabien each tried to outstay the other , without success ; and Madame Schontz finally terminated the struggle by saying to Couture , -- `` Good-night , I shall see you to-morrow . '' A dismissal which he took in good part .