one o’clock
But some of our friends in the country will say , ` Is that all ? Surely it required no very great resolution , no very protracted pondering , to determine on giving a ball ! Where is the difficulty ? The lady has but to light up her house , hire the fiddlers , line her staircase with American plants , perhaps enclose her balcony , order Mr. Gunter to provide plenty of the best refreshments , and at one o'clock a superb supper , and , with the company of your friends , you have as good a ball as can be desired by the young , or endured by the old . ' Innocent friends in the country ! You might have all these things . Your house might be decorated like a Russian palace , blazing with the most brilliant lights and breathing the richest odours ; you might have Jullien presiding over your orchestra , and a banquet worthy of the Romans .