eleven o'clock
Do you think I 'll drop you while you look around ? '' Landis flung one glance over his shoulder at the big clock , whose pendulum worked solemnly back and forth . `` In five minutes , '' said Donnegan , `` it will be eleven o'clock . And when it 's eleven o'clock the clock will chime . Now , Landis , you and I shall sit down here like gentlemen and drink our liquor and think our last thoughts . Heavens , man , is there anything more disagreeable than being hurried out of life ? But when the clock chimes , we draw our guns and shoot each other through the heart -- the brain -- wherever we have chosen .