four o'clock
`` Me let you have it , Mr. Gawffaw ! I 'm sure I do n't hinder you from having it when you please , only you know I prefer late hours myself . I was always accustomed to them in my poor father 's lifetime . He never dined before four o'clock ; and I seldom knew what it was to be in my bed before twelve o'clock at night , Miss Douglas , till I married Mr. Gawffaw ! '' Mary tried to look sorrowful , to hide the smile that was dimpling her cheek . `` Come , let us have something to eat in the meantime , my dear . '' `` I 'm sure you may eat the house , if you please , for me , Mr. Gawffaw !