seven o'clock
They were calling him , with all poor men , to the sweat-shop and the forge , to the great mill of life . The new era had begun , dawning bright and clear to disperse the gloom in his soul . Leaning against the casement and wondering where he could earn the first dollar for the Peggy Brewster that was Peggy Gray , he rose to meet it with a fine unflinching fearlessness . Before seven o'clock he was down stairs and waiting . Joe Bragdon joined him a bit later , followed by Gardner and the minister . The DeMilles appeared without an invitation , but they were not denied . Mrs. Dan sagely shook her head when told that Peggy was still asleep and that the ceremony was off till nine o'clock .