one
o'clock
Then came the major , watch in hand , military precision and promptitude in his very tone . `` Time 's up , everybody ! There 's a bite to eat at the barracks , then these youngsters must be gone . The boat is due at one o'clock -- time 's up . '' As the little party drove past the cathedral they observed a huge crowd outside , waiting for the doors to be opened . Lydia laughed like a child as George told her of his duplicity of the morning , when he had misled the inquiring stranger into thinking the Indian chief was to be married there . The little tale furnished fun for all at the pretty breakfast in the major 's quarters .