one o'clock
The wittiest find their ideas deserting them under such circumstances . The most congenial friends have nothing to say to each other . There are , as a rule , any number of things one can do while one is waiting , but unluckily there is nothing one feels inclined to do . Up till one o'clock conversation was spasmodic . For the next half hour silence reigned , and each face became expressive of a sense of injury and patient suffering . At quarter of two , open revolt was reached . `` Peggy , how much longer are you going to wait ? ''