four o'clock
Coming in , John ? '' `` Allan , you have the tact of Talleyrand , or whoever it was they used to kick , '' responded John amiably . `` No , I ca n't come in . It 's at least four o'clock , and I have to be up at seven tomorrow . I 'll drop in some time in the morning -- you wo n't have a chance to miss me . '' He said good-night to them all , and went down from the porch . They could hear him whistling `` With Strephon for Your Foe '' joyously down the path , and , more dimly , down the road that led to his house .