eleven o'clock
I have quite recovered since , however , and am now as hale and hearty a man , thank God , as ever I was in all my life . '' `` I 'm glad to hear that , '' said I cordially . `` Aye , I am , '' he repeated , as if to impress that point carefully on my mind ; and then , seeing me looking at my watch , he asked me what the hour was . `` Just eleven o'clock , '' I answered . `` Lord bless us ! '' he exclaimed , `` I 'd no idea what time it was . Why did n't you stop me ?