three o'clock
`` Well , I 'm glad to hear it , '' said Simmy cheerfully . `` I hate the stuff , -- hate it worse than anything on earth except being sober . Good night , Simmy , '' he broke off abruptly . `` That dance in there wo n't be over before three o'clock , '' said Simmy shrewdly . `` You 're in for a long wait , my lad . '' George groaned . `` Good Lord , is it -- is it a dance ?