nearly one o’clock
`` It is a long story , '' he said . `` Are you in a hurry , Mrs. Dory ? `` Not at all , '' she assured him , `` unless you want to close you office , or anything . It must be nearly one o'clock . '' `` I wonder , '' he asked , `` if you would do me the honour of lunching with me ? We might go to the Prince 's or the Carlton -- whichever you prefer . I will promise to talk about Mr. Fitzgerald all the time . ''