five o'clock
The whirlwind subsided , but quickly materialized again . `` Peters nearly fell on his knees and wept with joy , '' announced Hart . `` He believes he was given a bull steak for luncheon . He pledges himself to have only five hundred words on the wire at five o'clock . '' Meanwhile , father and daughter had decided that there was no valid reason why they should not dine with Mr. Grant . Martin already regretted his aloofness on the day of the inquest , though , truth to tell , Hart 's expert knowledge of bee-culture was the determining factor . On her part , Doris was delighted .