one o'clock
If keeping the Sabbath consists in going to bed early , or is in any way assisted by such a practice , they were right . To the cook that semi-early dinner might perhaps be convenient , as it gave her an excuse for not going to church in the afternoon , as the servants ' and children 's dinner gave her a similar excuse in the morning . Such little attempts at goodness , -- proceeding half the way , or perhaps , as in this instance , one quarter of the way , on the disagreeable path towards goodness , -- are very common with respectable people , such as Lady Amelia . If she would have dined at one o'clock , and have eaten cold meat , one perhaps might have felt that she was entitled to some praise . `` Dear , dear , dear ; this is very sad , is n't it , Adolphus ? '' she said on first seeing him . `` Well , it is sad , Amelia , '' he said .