eleven o'clock
So conscientious and regular ! We call him our model young man . '' `` I expect it 's time we was going , '' said Dan , greatly embarrassed . But owing to the fact that he wanted very much to be a gentleman , and did n't quite know how , he stayed on and on , until Nance informed him it was eleven o'clock . At the door Mrs. Purdy gave final instructions about the new position , adding in an undertone : `` It might be just as well , dearie , for you to wear a plainer dress when you apply for the place , and I believe -- in fact I am quite sure -- Cousin Lucretia would rather you left off the ear-rings . '' `` Ai n't ear-rings stylish ? '' asked Nance , feeling that she had been misinformed .