one o'clock precisely
`` Well , then , I am really very glad to see you , brother , '' said Nicholas , extending his hand , which was taken with a `` humph ! '' -- -LRB- A minute 's pause . -RRB- `` Young man , you 're ten minutes past your time , '' said John , turning to Newton . `` I told you _ one o'clock precisely _ . '' `` I am afraid so , '' replied Newton ; `` but the streets were crowded , and my father stopped several times . '' `` Why did he stop ? '' `` To expostulate with those who elbowed him : he is not used to it . ''