one o'clock
The admission comforted Denry . Then the Councillor recommenced his young-manning . `` Look here , '' said Denry , carelessly , `` you must come and dine with me one night , all of you -- will you ? '' Nobody who has not passed at least twenty years in a district where people dine at one o'clock , and dining after dark is regarded as a wild idiosyncrasy of earls , can appreciate the effect of this speech . The Councillor , when he had recovered himself , said that they would be pleased to dine with him ; Mrs Cotterill 's tight lips were seen to move , but not heard ; and Nellie glowed . `` Yes , '' said Denry , `` come and dine with me at the Majestic . '' The name of the Majestic put an end to the young-manning .