Seven o'clock sharp
`` Very well , Mr Grenvile -- good name that , by the by -- excellent name -- name to be lived up to , '' he remarked when I had answered him . `` Come and dine with me at the Pen to-night . I should like to have a little further talk with you . Seven o'clock sharp . '' Returning on board , I found that during my absence the health officers had been off , and had at first manifested a very decided disposition to make things exceedingly unpleasant for me because I had gone ashore before receiving pratique . However , the explanation afforded by Jack , that I was the bearer of important dispatches for the admiral , coupled with the fact that we had a clean bill of health , had mollified them , and as a matter of fact I heard no more about it . Having effected a change of clothing , I hailed a shore boat to come alongside , and in her proceeded to Kingston .