five o'clock
`` Well , it 's only in case of a death in the house that she -- Lands alive , am that my cake burning ? '' With which exclamation the good Kizzie left me to the company of the beautiful Grandmamma . After having unpacked and nicely put away all of the apparel from my two large bags , the fine Bonbon retired below to answer a summons from good Kizzie , and left me alone for the first time since I had opened my eyes that morning while being whirled in the railway train down into the State of Harpeth . I looked at the hunting watch strapped to my wrist , which I had worn while traveling , and saw that it was after five o'clock , and I felt that I must sleep before dining , if for only a moment . Thereupon I immediately climbed slowly and awkwardly out of that gray tweed suit of clothes . I did so wonder what could be the best method of releasing one 's self from trousers . It is a feat of balance to stand on one foot and remove one portion of the two sides of the trousers , and yet it is an entanglement to drop the two portions upon the floor and attempt to step out of them with the shoes upon your feet .