nine o'clock
THE COMEDIAN . -- `` You are very kind ; but my time is so occupied that I have long since made it a rule to decline all private invitations out of my own home . At my years , Mr. Mayor , one may be excused for taking leave of society and its forms ; but you are comparatively young men . I presume on the authority of these gray hairs , and I shall expect you this evening , -- say at nine o'clock . '' The Actor waved his hand graciously and withdrew . `` A scholar AND a gentleman , '' said Williams , emphatically . And the Mayor , thus authorized to allow vent to his kindly heart , added , `` A humourist , and a pleasant one .