four o'clock
We want all the help we can get to-night , and no mistake about it . You can get your supper here , and bring that car round when I 'm ready . '' Well , I did n't know what to do . My mistress had said nothing about stopping up until four o'clock -- but for that matter she had n't mentioned ten pounds sterling either -- and here was this merry gentleman talking about it glibly enough . For my part the fun of the whole thing began to take hold of me , and I determined to see it through whatever the cost . There were goings on in Portman Square , and no mistake about it -- and why should Lal Britten be left out in the cold ? Not much , I can tell you .