seven o'clock
How does it suit you ? '' `` Why , aunt , '' I said , laughing in my turn at their little dispute ; `` I think my uncle may rely equally with you upon the pleasure it will give me . '' `` All right , that 's settled ! '' continued my aunt in an inimitable tone of hilarity ; `` at seven o'clock punctually , my dear nephew , you will come and fall in love . '' My uncle took no more notice of this last ironical shaft than of the rest , but occupied himself with selecting a cigar , remarking that what he had were too dry . My aunt availed herself of the opportunity of continuing her conversation with me . `` Between you and me , '' she said , `` I may tell you that you are not much to be pitied , for she is a charming girl , and you would really lose a good deal by not making her acquaintance . ''