seven o'clock
Those of you who want any supper will do well to hurry home . '' `` I 'm certain that I ca n't eat a bit of supper , '' declared Hazelton , looking almost alarmed . `` I 've eaten so much of that cream and cantaloupe that I have n't a cubic inch of space left for anything else . '' Nevertheless the high school boys parted , going their various directions , after having agreed to meet by seven o'clock . All wanted to be on hand when Prescott got back to town . After supper Greg had not been out of the house five minutes when Mr. Hibbert appeared at the gate of the Holmes cottage , and passed inside . The caller inquired for Greg 's father , met that gentleman , and the two remained in private conversation for some five minutes .