six o’clock
`` Well , then , I have got a plan which I think will suit you . You said you wished to go by Holyhead , for fear of delay ; so , we 'll drive down at six o'clock to Skinner 's and dine with him on board the packet at Howth . Bring your luggage with you , and it will save you a vast deal of fuss and trouble in the morning . '' Nothing could be better management for me than this , so I accordingly promised acquiescence ; and having appointed a rendezvous for six o'clock , bade O'Flaherty good by , inwardly rejoicing that my plans were so far forwarded , and that I was not to be embarrassed with either Mrs. Bingham or her daughter , for whose acquaintance or society I had no peculiar ambition . My commissions , though not very numerous , occupied the few hours which remained , and it was already a few minutes past six o'clock when I took my stand under the piazza of the Post Office to wait for O'Flaherty . I had not long to do so , for immediately after I had reached the spot , he arrived in an open barouche and four posters , with three other young men , to whom he severally introduced me , but whose names I have totally forgotten ; I only remember that two of the party were military men then quartered in town . When I had taken my seat , I could not help whispering to Tom , that although his friend Skinner might be `` bon '' for a visitation or two at his dinner , yet as we were now so strong a party , it might be as well to dine at the hotel .