seven o'clock
I shall be really vexed at him if anything goes wrong . '' `` You must forgive a little flustration on his part , '' I loftily answered . `` Perhaps , were I in his place , I should be agitated too . '' Well , the next evening came , and at seven o'clock I repaired to the squire 's residence . Fred was already there , walking up and down the parlor , a good deal excited , but dressed faultlessly and looking frightfully well . `` Why , John , '' was his first greeting , `` are n't you going to wear any cravat ? '' I put my hand up to my neck and dashed madly back a quarter of a mile for the delicate white silk tie I had left on my dressing bureau .