seven o'clock
A man ca n't stand it . I do n't blame him much . Nothin ' is so wearin ' on you as humbleness . Good gracious , if it ai n't strikin ' seven o'clock ! '' She got up , pushed her chair back and started down the steps . `` Excuse me , Mr. John , but if I do n't send them children home they 'll stay to supper . That they will .