four o'clock
Note 4 . A private sitting-room for ladies . `` The future is all dark , And the past a troubled sea , And Memory sits in the heart , Wailing where Hope should be . '' Supper was ready in the hall at four o'clock , and Amphillis found herself seated next below Agatha , the younger of Lady Foljambe 's damsels . It was a feast-day , so that meat was served -- a boar 's head , stewed beef , minced mutton , squirrel , and hedgehog . The last dainty is now restricted to gypsies , and no one eats our little russet friend of the bushy tail ; but our forefathers indulged in both . There were also roast capons , a heron , and chickens dressed in various ways .