Ten o'clock
`` After the fair there are sure to be late-comers . And you know Erös Béla has a ball on at the barn and supper afterwards ... '' `` The very thing , '' he broke in , in an eager whisper . `` While they are all at supper , I 'll come in for a drink and a chat ... . Ten o'clock , eh ? '' `` Oh , no , no ! '' she protested feebly . `` My father would n't like it , he ... '' `` D -- n your father , my dear , as I remarked before .