eleven o'clock
He was not sure that he did n't want to hear what the man had to say . `` Besides , '' went on Penrose , `` I have n't shown you over the place yet . I want to take you into the rooms which are provided for writing letters , and playing games ; there are the French classes too , and I should like you to see what they are like . '' That night at eleven o'clock , as Tom went back to the house where he had been billeted , he felt that he had indeed made a fool of himself . The Y.M.C.A. rooms had the feeling of home ; none of the people there wanted his money , and he was the better , not the worse , for going . `` Of course , '' said Tom to himself as he went to bed , `` religious lolly-pops are not fit for a grown-up man , but it wur a grand evening ; I am sure I could pick up that French , too . Let 's see , how did it go ? ''