one o'clock
I asked innocently , and of a sudden became aware that he was rocking to and fro in short spasms of inward laughter . '' -- It started wi ' the Bishop 's motor breakin ' down ; whereby he and his man spent the better part of two hours in a God-forsaken lane somewhere t ` other side of Hen 's Beacon , tryin ' to make her go . He 'd timed hisself to reach here punctual for the lunchin ' the Missus always has ready on Confirmation Day : nobody to meet his Lordship but theirselves and the two Churchwardens ; an ' you may guess that Hancock and Truslove had turned up early in their best broadcloth , lookin ' to have the time o ' their lives . `` They were pretty keen-set , too , by one o'clock , bein ' used to eat their dinners at noon sharp . One o'clock comes -- no Bishop : two o'clock and still no Bishop . ` There 's been a naccydent , ' says the Missus : ` but thank the Lord the vittles is cold ! ' ` Maybe he 've forgot the day , ' says the Vicar ; ` but any way , we 'll give en another ha ` f-hour 's grace an ' then set-to , ' says he , takin ' pity on the noises old Truslove was makin ' inside his weskit ... .