five o'clock
Woman to indicate , man to predicate -- perhaps I mean predict ! No matter ; the thought , I think , is clear . Well , then , that is settled ! I claim Howard for luncheon -- a very simple affair -- and for a walk ; and by five o'clock we shall have settled this important matter , I do n't doubt . '' `` Very well , '' said Mrs. Graves ; `` but before you go , I must claim YOU for a short stroll . I have something to tell you ; and as Howard and Jack are dying to get away to deprive some innocent creatures of the privilege of life , they had better go and leave us . '' That evening Howard had a long , quiet talk to his aunt .