twelve o'clock
And then I remembered it would be a regular thriller to be eating at the table with Whythe and his family and my family , and I hoped I 'd remember to call him Mr. Eppes , as down here they do that up to the day of the marriage , the first name being thought too familiar until after the ceremony , and even then in public . Grace Marvin , who is engaged to Richard Clarke , calls him Dick , but that is because she is n't ancestral ; just accepted , Mrs. Grump says , and she knows , being familiar with the history of everybody in town . They were perfect days , the four Father spent in Twickenham Town , and he was made over when he went away . Every morning Mr. Willie Prince sent him up a mint julep that started the day so cheerfully he was happy through its every minute ; and Major Roke , who makes the best ones in town , would come for him at twelve o'clock and take him to his house , and Mr. Letcher always managed to get hold of him about six in the afternoon , and at bedtime some one else would send one in . And poor Father , who never drinks anything at home , it not being good for him , was in an awful state of mind at first , and then he decided he would rather die than hurt the feelings of the senders and he 'd take the chance on his health . He took . I 'm a fighting disbeliever in whisky , and if I had any say I 'd say it could n't be made except for sickness , but you could n't get certain Twickenham-Towners to believe it is a dangerous thing , and to take a little something for the stomach 's sake is a recommendation in the Bible they approve of and obey .