two o'clock
Did he quite understand that Mr. Forsyte wished a dozen bottles of the champagne from Whiteley 's to be put out ? But if that were finished -LRB- she did not suppose it would be , most of the ladies would drink water , no doubt -RRB- , but if it were , there was the champagne cup , and he must do the best he could with that . She hated having to say this sort of thing to a butler , it was so infra dig. ; but what could you do with father ? Roger , indeed , after making himself consistently disagreeable about the dance , would come down presently , with his fresh colour and bumpy forehead , as though he had been its promoter ; and he would smile , and probably take the prettiest woman in to supper ; and at two o'clock , just as they were getting into the swing , he would go up secretly to the musicians and tell them to play ` God Save the Queen , ' and go away . Francie devoutly hoped he might soon get tired , and slip off to bed . The three or four devoted girl friends who were staying in the house for this dance had partaken with her , in a small , abandoned room upstairs , of tea and cold chicken-legs , hurriedly served ; the men had been sent out to dine at Eustace 's Club , it being felt that they must be fed up . Punctually on the stroke of nine arrived Mrs. Small alone .