one o'clock
` I 'd just given you up , and was wondering whether to let the meat spoil or begin dinner alone . ' ` I am sorry to be late , mother . ' ` No , you 're not late , my dear , ' the mother admitted . ` It 's only that you 're a little uncertain , and when one o'clock draws on I can never be quite sure of you , if you 're out . I must say I like punctuality , though I dare say it 's an old-fashioned kind of thing . Which would you like , potatoes baked or boiled ? I 've got both , as I always think the baked keep better for your father . '