six o'clock
On and on went the music , round and round went the dancers , and still the private in the uniform that was too big and the officer 's girl in blue and gray sat in the alcove , totally oblivious to everything but each other . It was not until the girl happened to look at the ridiculous little watch that was pretending to keep time on her wrist that the spell was broken . `` Merciful heaven ! '' she exclaimed dramatically , `` It 's six o'clock . What _ will _ the family say to me ? I must fly this minute . '' `` But ai n't you going to finish this dance with me ? ''