seven o'clock in the evening
`` Well , we shall be at Guildford in half an hour , and will stop there for dinner . I shall not be sorry to get down to stamp my feet a bit . It is very cold here , in spite of these rugs . '' It was seven o'clock in the evening when the coach drew up at the George Hotel , in Portsmouth . Captain O'Halloran was at the door to meet them . `` Well , Mr. Bale , you have had a coldish drive down , today . `` How are you , Bob ? ''