one o'clock
`` Ah , '' murmured Presley , `` so much the better . I was going to give myself the pleasure of calling upon your daughters , Mr. Cedarquist , this afternoon . '' `` You can save your carfare , Pres , '' said Cedarquist , `` you will see them here . '' No doubt , the invitations for the occasion had appointed one o'clock as the time , for between that hour and two , the guests arrived in an almost unbroken stream . From their point of vantage in the round window of the main room , Magnus , his two sons , and Presley looked on very interested . Cedarquist had excused himself , affirming that he must look out for his women folk . Of every ten of the arrivals , seven , at least , were ladies .