one in the afternoon
This is the true prince , gone mad ! '' Chapter VII . Tom 's first royal dinner . Somewhat after one in the afternoon , Tom resignedly underwent the ordeal of being dressed for dinner . He found himself as finely clothed as before , but everything different , everything changed , from his ruff to his stockings . He was presently conducted with much state to a spacious and ornate apartment , where a table was already set for one . Its furniture was all of massy gold , and beautified with designs which well-nigh made it priceless , since they were the work of Benvenuto .