seven o’clock
He was at the station and in the train first in the morning , Mr. Tillotson turning up with that extreme punctuality which enables a man to catch his train before it has got up full speed . `` I was half afraid at one time that I should n't have done it , '' said Mr. Tillotson , in self-congratulation , as he fell on to the seat . `` Smoker , too ! Could n't have done better if I had been here at seven o'clock . '' His friend grunted , and , there being nobody else in the carriage , began at once to discuss the practical part of the business . `` If he could only read we might send a letter aboard to him , '' said Mr. Tillotson , pushing his hat back . `` The idea of a man his age not being able to ! ''