eleven p.m.
Sedgwick stopped to settle the bill , but Jordan pushed him aside , saying , `` Not to any particular extent , if we knows ourself . '' He tossed a tip to the waiter , paid the bill , and was going to add a shilling for the young woman who was the cashier , when , glancing up at her , he changed his mind and made it a guinea , because , as he explained , `` Her hand war sunthin ' like Maggie 's . '' The friends separated at the door . It was eleven p.m. when Sedgwick reached the Hamlin house . He would not have gone at that hour , except that he had been given a pass-key on the first day he was there , with a request never to fail to come in , no matter how late he might be detained . Moreover , he wanted to see Jack . Before he could open the door , it was swung back by Grace .