eleven o'clock
`` I see Leonce is n't coming back , '' she said , with a glance in the direction whence her husband had disappeared . Robert supposed he was not , as there were a good many New Orleans club men over at Klein 's . When Mrs. Pontellier left him to enter her room , the young man descended the steps and strolled over toward the croquet players , where , during the half-hour before dinner , he amused himself with the little Pontellier children , who were very fond of him . It was eleven o'clock that night when Mr. Pontellier returned from Klein 's hotel . He was in an excellent humor , in high spirits , and very talkative . His entrance awoke his wife , who was in bed and fast asleep when he came in . He talked to her while he undressed , telling her anecdotes and bits of news and gossip that he had gathered during the day .