ten o'clock
He led her about the house and showed her the pictures in the art gallery , but she knew nothing about painters or paintings , and once around the gallery finished that room for her forever . There were treasures in the library to fascinate a bibliophile for years , but Kedzie knew nothing and cared less about books as books ; and a glance into the somber chamber where the old people played cards listlessly drove her from that door . The dinner had begun at eight and finished at half past nine . It was ten o'clock now , and too late to go to the theater . The opera season was over . There would be the dancing-places , but neither of the two felt vivacity enough for dancing or watching others dance . For lack of anything better , Jim proposed a drive .