two o'clock
It was astonishing to Alice that he should be able to talk in this way , to hint at such things , to allude to their former hopes and present condition , without a quiver in his voice , or , as far as she could perceive , without any feeling in his heart . `` Alice , '' said her father , `` I ca n't compliment your cook upon her soup . '' `` You do n't encourage her , papa , by eating it often enough . And then you only told me at two o'clock to-day . '' `` If a cook ca n't make soup between two and seven , she ca n't make it in a week . '' `` I hope Mr. Grey will excuse it , '' said Alice . `` Is n't it good ? ''