eleven o'clock
I 'll be home early , if I can make it , Jonas . '' Jonas nodded , and looked out the window . `` Carriage 's here , sir , '' and Enoch ran quickly down the stairs . It was only eleven o'clock when he reached home . The rain had ceased at sundown and the night was humid and depressing . When Enoch was once more in his pajamas , he unlocked the desk drawer and , taking out the journal , he turned to the first page and began to read with absorbed interest . `` May 12 .