half past four o'clock
`` Docthor , I was wishin ' to know , sir , '' continued the uncle of the absent candidate , `` what the value of a good parish might be . '' `` I think , Mave , there 's a discrepancy between the goose and the shoulder of mutton . The fact is , that if it be a disputation between them , as to which will be roasted first , I pronounce that the goose will have it . It 's now , let me see , half past four o'clock , and , in my opinion , it will take a full half hour to bring up the mutton . So Mave , if you 'll be guided by your priest , advance the mutton towards the fire about two inches , and keep the little girsha basting steadily , and then you 'll be sure to have it rich and juicy . '' `` Docthor , wid submission , I was wantin ' to know what a good parish might be -- '' `` Mike Lawdher , if I do n't mistake , you ought to have good grazing down in your meadows at Ballinard . What will you be charging for a month or two 's grass for this colt I 've bought from my dacent friend , Denis O'Shaughnessy , here ?