seven o'clock
The students make themselves into clubs ; and the way is , when two students of different clubs , get in a quarrel , their presidents must fight it out ; -- so they meet people in duels that they have never spoken to , nor seen . I will give you an instance . -- One of these fellows -- a great fighter -- he had fought perhaps forty times , -- he was bragging about it ; ` he had fought such one and such one , ' he said ; -- ` perhaps he ought to have fought Herder , in order to say that he was the best man with the sword of all the German students , -- perhaps he ought to have met Herder , but he did n't care about it ! ' And a young fellow that heard him , that was by , he took it up ; ` Sir , ' said he , ` Herder is my friend -- you must fight him -- come to my room to-morrow morning at seven o'clock -- he will meet you ; ' -- ` very well , ' they agree upon the matter togezer . The next morning he come bouncing into my room at a quarter after seven -- ` Herder ! Herder ! come on !