seven o'clock
MY DEAR MR. BLAIR , I am afraid you will think it very strange , but , owing to a sudden domestic disarrangement , will you come to _ supper _ , this evening , instead of to luncheon ? I am exceedingly embarrassed to have to make this change , but -LRB- to be quite frank -RRB- one of our maids has been taken ill , and our luncheon to-day will have to be a haphazard affair . We are also rather distressed by strange news from our cousin at Oxford . But we shall be very happy to see you at supper time , seven o'clock . Cordially yours , PHILIP KENT . It came over me that this was pretty dirty work we were putting up on the poor gentleman , and I suddenly felt thoroughly ashamed of myself . I do n't know whether any of the others came back to the Boar for lunch , or not .