eleven o'clock
The younger man leaned against a gate . He looked ill and physically worn . `` Your business has kept you out late of a night recently , you say , Mr. Elkin , '' began the other , speaking as casually as he could contrive . `` Now , it might help a lot if you can call to mind anyone you met on the roads at ten or eleven o'clock . For instance , last night -- '' Elkin laughed in a queer , croaking way . `` Last night my mare brought me home . I was decidedly sprung , Robinson .