eleven o'clock
His thoughts were on the dock at Hoboken . By noon every little detail had been attended to and there was nothing further to do but sit and wait for the arrival of Stott and Shirley . They were to be expected any moment now . The passengers had probably got off the steamer by eleven o'clock . It would take at least two hours to get through the Customs and out to Massapequa . The judge and his wife sat on the porch counting the minutes and straining their ears to catch the first sound of the train from New York . `` I hope Stott broke the news to her gently , '' said the judge .