1
P.M.
The Colonel took from his waistcoat-pocket two bits of paper . `` Somehow , I miss Irving to-day . There 's nothing Irving enjoyed so much as a free dinner-ticket . I see the X. Y. Z. 's are to entertain us at 1 P.M. , and the K. R. G. 's at 4 . '' Sir Humphrey produced two similar checks . `` Well , sir , were Irving here to-day I 'd willingly present him with this Presbyterian chip . There are some things to which I remain sensitive , and I look this ticket in the face with misgivings .