five o'clock
A Cypriote does not mind them in his sheepskins , in which he will sleep even in the snow . '' So , Georgios still declaiming upon the shortcomings of his servant , they went back into the hall . Here the conversation soon turned upon other matters , such as the differences between the creeds of the Greek and Latin churches -- a subject upon which he seemed to be an expert -- and the fear of the Christians in Cyprus lest Saladin should attempt to capture that island . At length five o'clock came , and Georgios having first been taken to the lavatory -- it was but a stone trough -- to wash his hands , was led to the dinner , or rather to the supper-table , which stood upon a dais in front of the entrance to the solar . Here places were laid for six -- Sir Andrew , his nephews , Rosamund , the chaplain , Matthew , who celebrated masses in the church and ate at the hall on feast-days , and the Cypriote merchant , Georgios himself . Below the dais , and between it and the fire , was another table , at which were already gathered twelve guests , being the chief tenants of Sir Andrew and the reeves of his outlying lands . On most days the servants of the house , with the huntsmen , swineherds , and others , sat at a third table beyond the fire .