one o’clock
Conversation and even coherent thought become impossible when the mind is set on the effort to keep count of the turns made at the end of the deck . I am sure that Ascher did not enjoy himself ; but Gorman kept him at it for more than an hour . I watched them from the deck chair in which I sat , rolled up very comfortably in my rug . At one o'clock , when we ought to have gone down to lunch , Gorman stopped opposite my chair . He proclaimed his success jubilantly . `` We 've been talking about finance , '' he said , `` high finance . Pity you would n't join us . ''