nearly eleven o'clock
I really never saw anything so extraordinary before ! '' He was waving his arms , beside himself , overflowing with the emotion of an artist . `` Father dear , '' said Marie , tenderly , `` since you have come back you ought to go to bed . It is nearly eleven o'clock , and you know that you have to start at two in the morning . '' Then , to render him compliant , she added : `` I am so pleased that you are going to make that excursion ! Only , come back early to-morrow evening , because you 'll see , you 'll see -- '' She stopped short , not daring to express her conviction that she would be cured . `` You are right ; I will go to bed , '' replied M. de Guersaint , quite calmed .