six o'clock
The remedy proposed by Mrs. Gibson for all these distressing grievances was a late dinner . The luncheon for the young men , as she observed to her husband , might be sent into the surgery . A few elegant cold trifles for herself and Molly would not scent the house , and she would always take care to have some little dainty ready for him . He acceded , but unwillingly , for it was an innovation on the habits of a lifetime , and he felt as if he should never be able to arrange his rounds aright with this new-fangled notion of a six o'clock dinner . `` Do n't get any dainties for me , my dear ; bread-and-cheese is the chief of my diet , like it was that of the old woman 's . '' `` I know nothing of your old woman , '' replied his wife ; `` but really I can not allow cheese to come beyond the kitchen . '' `` Then I 'll eat it there , '' said he .