eleven
at night
There was in the proceeding a touch of mystery that revived keenly my boyish love for romance ; brought back the days when I had been , in turn , Captain Kidd and Ali Baba . I have never realized more strongly than in that moment the psychological force of prestige . Little by little , for five years , an estimate of the extent of Miller Gorse 's power had been coming home to me , and his features stood in my mind for his particular kind of power . He was a tremendous worker , and often remained in his office until ten and eleven at night . He dismissed the stenographer by the wave of a hand which seemed to thrust her bodily out of the room . `` Hello , Miller , '' said Mr. Watling . `` Hello , Theodore , '' replied Mr. Gorse .