seven o'clock
`` Very well , then ; you had best return to the house . '' `` It is a shame ! '' cried the girl , and burst into tears . `` We will be back by seven o'clock , '' said Josiah Crabtree , and led the widow down the garden path to where the carriage was standing . `` I wish I could stop this wedding , '' whispered Sam to his chum . `` I am with you on that , '' returned Fred . `` Creation , here come the hounds !