nearly eleven o'clock
Clearly Retto was a man of means and not as poor as Larry had supposed . `` So far so good , '' he murmured . `` Now to go back and see what Grace wanted -- that is if it is n't too late . '' It was nearly eleven o'clock , but Larry had an idea that Grace would still be up . It was rather an unusual hour to make a call , still all the circumstances in this case were unusual , and Larry did not think Grace would mind . He saw a light in the Potter house as he approached it . Thinking perhaps Sullivan might be in the vicinity Larry walked up and down on the other side of the street , peering in the shadow of the tree where he had had his encounter with the politician , but Sullivan had evidently gone away .