eleven o'clock
and what a cross-examiner you would have made if you had been called to the bar ! Surely , my dear friend , you can understand that when a man has in one place business which he can not neglect , he may decline going to another place , whatever pleasure it would give him to do so . By the way , there is a great ball at one of the Ministers ' to-night ; you should go there , and I will point out to you all those English notabilities in whom Americans naturally take interest . I will call for you at eleven o'clock . Lord ------ , who is a connection of mine , would be charmed to know you . '' Morley hesitated ; but when Graham said , `` How your wife will scold you if you lose such an opportunity of telling her whether the Duchess of -- is as beautiful as report says , and whether Gladstone or Disraeli seems to your phrenological science to have the finer head ! '' the Colonel gave in , and it was settled that Graham should call for him at the Langham Hotel .