five o'clock
`` All very well , my dear ; but pray do n't venture on such a step again . I am always at your service to attend you . Now , Cora , ring for dinner to be served . It was ordered for five o'clock , I think , and it is five minutes past , '' said Mr. Rockharrt , consulting his watch . Cora arose , but before she could reach the bell , the door was opened , and the waiter appeared to lay the cloth . After dinner the Iron King went into a little room attached to the suite , which he used as a smoking den . The two young women settled themselves to read .