half after one
That 's all right , Doc . Only -- yu ' see now . A man gets tired pretending -- onced in a while . '' Time had gone while they were in talk , and it was now half after one and Mr. McLean late for that long-plotted first square meal . So the friends shook hands , wishing each other Merry Christmas , and the cow-puncher hastened toward his chosen companions through the stirring cheerfulness of the season . His play-hour had made a dull beginning among the toys . He had come upon people engaged in a pleasant game , and waited , shy and well disposed , for some bidding to join , but they had gone on playing with each other and left him out .