About eleven o'clock
And yet what sin had he committed against her , save the peccadillo of locking her for an hour or two in a comfortable room ? It was Sissie , not he , who had committed the sin . He wanted to point this out to Eve , but he appreciated the entire futility of doing so and therefore refrained . About eleven o'clock Eve knocked at and opened his study door . `` May I come in -- or am I disturbing you ? '' she asked brightly . `` Do n't be a silly goose , '' said Mr. Prohack , whose rising temper -- he hated angels -- was drowning his tact .