four o’clock
They 're there yet -- locked in ; and all through dinner I was afraid they might come to , and -- make a rumpus . '' `` And the dinner ? '' said Thaddeus , a light breaking through into his troubled mind . `` I telegraphed to New York to Partinelli at once , telling him to serve a dinner for eight here to-night , supplying service , cook , dinner , and everything , and at four o'clock these men arrived and took possession . It was the only thing I could do , Thad , was n't it ? '' `` It was , Bess , '' said Thaddeus , gravely . `` It was great ; but -- by Jove , I wish I 'd known , because -- Did you really tell the ladies the truth about it ? ''