seven o'clock
`` Up with the lark , I see . It is almost a nocturnal habit with me . I get up so early that you might say it 's a nightly proceeding . I 'm surprised to see you circulating at seven o'clock , however . Mind if I sit down here and have my eggs ? '' He pulled out a chair opposite Barnes and coolly sat down at the table . `` You ca n't sell me a set of Dickens at this hour of the day , '' said Barnes sourly .