nearly five o'clock
We need hardly say that this little incident did not at all ingratiate Mr. Sponge with his host , who re-entered his house in a worse humour than ever . It was insulting a gentleman on his own ter-ri-tory -- bearding an Englishman in his own castle . ` Not to be borne -LRB- puff -RRB- , ' said Jog . It was now nearly five o'clock , Jog 's dinner hour , and still no Mr. Sponge . Mrs. Jog proposed waiting half an hour , indeed , she had told Susan , the cook , to keep the dinner back a little , to give Mr. Sponge a chance , who could not possibly change his tight hunting things for his evening tights in the short space of time that Jog could drop off his loose-flowing garments , wash his hands , and run the comb through his lank , candle-like hair . Five o'clock struck , and Jog was just applying his hand to the fat red-and-black worsted bell-pull , when Mrs. Jog announced what she had done . ` Put off the dinner -LRB- wheeze -RRB- !