one o'clock
`` Can I have some water to wash my face ? '' Mrs. Schlessinger was evidently surprised that any one should want to wash in the middle of the day , but made no objections . When Phil had washed his face and hands , he went out with Signor Orlando to dine at a restaurant on the Bowery . The restaurant to which he was taken by Signor Orlando was thronged with patrons , for it was one o'clock . On the whole , they did not appear to belong to the highest social rank , though they were doubtless respectable . The table-cloths were generally soiled , and the waiters had a greasy look . Phil said nothing , but he did not feel quite so hungry as before he entered .