about seven o'clock
Now , supposing you told me the story . There 's balm in Gilead yet . '' And this was the story , told with much impressiveness , a fair amount of gesticulation , and one or two little profane expressions , which made the Recording Angel cough and look away to see how was the weather . It appears that about seven o'clock Father Letheby had a sick-call outside the village . There are generally a fair share of sick-calls on the day succeeding the great festivity , for obvious reasons . He was returning home through the village , when the sound of singing arrested his steps just outside Mrs. Haley 's public house . His heart gave a bound of delight as he heard the familiar lines and notes of the _ Adeste _ .