seven in the morning
I have merely come to leave my letters of presentation . So much I think a proper etiquette may allow . But it would never do for me to be paying visits upon ladies so soon after an affair of so deplorable a gravity . Besides I have to be buried at seven in the morning , and if I chanced not to be back in time , I should certainly acquire a reputation for levity , which since I am unknown in the county , I am unwilling to incur , '' and , leaving the butler stupefied in the hall , he ran out into the road . He heard no sound of pursuit . THE COWARD . `` Geoffrey , '' said General Faversham , `` look at the clock ! ''