nine o’clock precisely
-- ` Then , ' said everybody , ` he must be _ somebody _ . ' -- ` I should think he must be , ' reasoned Mr. Malderton , within himself , ` because he perceives our superiority , and pays us so much attention . ' The night succeeding the conversation we have just recorded , was ` assembly night . ' The double-fly was ordered to be at the door of Oak Lodge at nine o'clock precisely . The Miss Maldertons were dressed in sky-blue satin trimmed with artificial flowers ; and Mrs. M. -LRB- who was a little fat woman -RRB- , in ditto ditto , looked like her eldest daughter multiplied by two . Mr. Frederick Malderton , the eldest son , in full-dress costume , was the very _ beau idéal _ of a smart waiter ; and Mr. Thomas Malderton , the youngest , with his white dress-stock , blue coat , bright buttons , and red watch-ribbon , strongly resembled the portrait of that interesting , but rash young gentleman , George Barnwell . Every member of the party had made up his or her mind to cultivate the acquaintance of Mr. Horatio Sparkins .