twenty minutes past seven
I think that I must have a dig at it one day . '' `` By Jove , '' said the Squire , `` I never thought of that . It would be worth doing . Hulloa , it is twenty minutes past seven , and we dine at half past . I shall catch it from Ida . Come on , Colonel Quaritch ; you do n't know what it is to have a daughter -- a daughter when one is late for dinner is a serious thing for any man , '' and he started off down the hill in a hurry . Very soon , however , he seemed to forget the terrors in store , and strolled along , stopping now and again to admire some particular oak or view ; chatting all the while in a discursive manner , which , though somewhat aimless , was by no means without its charm .