nearly eleven o'clock
I 'll tell him how she feels about his going away , and advise him to return home without delay . My gracious ! you would n't catch me leaving a home like that in order to put up with the hardships of the road ! '' That evening Matt and Andy were kept busy until nearly eleven o'clock selling goods to people that came from the circus . They put up nearly every kind of article on their shelves , and only about half the stock remained unsold when they finally closed and locked the doors . `` That circus was a windfall to us ! '' exclaimed Andy .