seven o'clock
It was perhaps this proof of his general ineptitude that made his wife doubly alive to his special defects ; so that his inopportune entrance was aggravated by the very sound of his voice and the hopeless aberration of his smile . Nothing , to the observant , is more indicative of a man 's character and circumstances than his way of entering a room . The Bishop of Ossining , for instance , brought with him not only an atmosphere of episcopal authority , but an implied opinion on the verbal inspiration of the Scriptures , and on the attitude of the church toward divorce ; while the appearance of Mrs. Fetherel 's husband produced an immediate impression of domestic felicity . His mere aspect implied that there was a well-filled nursery upstairs ; that this wife , if she did not sew on his buttons , at least superintended the performance of that task ; that they both went to church regularly , and that they dined with his mother every Sunday evening punctually at seven o'clock . All this and more was expressed in the affectionate gesture with which he now raised the yellow envelope above Mrs. Fetherel 's clutch ; and knowing the uselessness of begging him not to be silly , she said , with a dry despair , `` You 're boring the Bishop horribly . '' Fetherel turned a radiant eye on that dignitary . `` She bores us all horribly , does n't she , sir ? ''