half past seven
We can drink it out of my drinking cup . '' Rollo put his oranges into Mr. George 's bag , for his own bag was now full . When all was ready , and the hotel bill was paid , Mr. George and Rollo got into a carriage which the waiter had sent for to come to the door , and set off for the diligence office . It was only half past seven when they arrived there . Rollo saw what time it was by the great clock which was put up on the front of one of the buildings towards the court yard . `` We are too early by half an hour , '' said Rollo . `` Yes , '' said Mr. George , `` in travelling over new ground we must always plan to be too early , or we run great risk of being too late . ''