seven o'clock
And she 'll swear until she 's black in the face that I 'm over age . '' `` Ca n't you have the place opened before seven in the morning ? '' I suggested . `` I 've been to him , but he says the law is seven o'clock . Besides , '' he added bitterly , `` she knows me , and as like as not she 'll sleep there , to be on hand to forestall me . '' As I look back , I am convinced that a desire to do his bit , as he termed it , was only a part of his anger that evening . The rest was the feeling that Tish 's superior acumen had foiled him .