two o'clock
` Aving been an eye-witness to the shocking occurrence , I respectfully submit that I , '' etc. . With a pride and dignity that surpassed all moderate sense of appreciation , he delivered newly made history unto his charges , modestly winding up his discourse with the casual remark that the Prince had but recently appointed him twelfth assistant steward at the Castle , and that he expected to assume the duties of this honorary position just as soon as Cook & Sons could find a capable man to send up in his place . The American tourists , it may be well to observe , arrived by the first train that entered the city from the outside world . The audience was at two o'clock . Prince Robin was in a state of tremendous excitement . Never before had he been called upon to receive a grand duke . He quite forgot yesterday 's battle in the face of this most imposing calamity .