Five o'clock
Bravo , my boy ! '' And I , John Smith , felt myself a hero . The light princess . Five o'clock , anxiously expected by me , came , and with it the announcement of dinner . I think those of us who were in the secret would have hurried over it , but with Beeves hanging upon our wheels , we could not . However , at length we were all in the drawing-room , the ladies of the house evidently surprised that we had come up stairs so soon . Besides the curate , with his wife and brother , our party comprised our old friends , Mr. and Mrs. Bloomfield , whose previous engagement had been advanced by a few days .