six o’clock
` From Wiltshire , sir , he told me . ' They parted without another word . To see Mr Nadgett 's bow when Montague and he next met , and to see Mr Montague acknowledge it , anybody might have undertaken to swear that they had never spoken to each other confidentially in all their lives . In the meanwhile , Mr Jonas and the doctor made themselves very comfortable upstairs , over a bottle of the old Madeira and some sandwiches ; for the doctor having been already invited to dine below at six o'clock , preferred a light repast for lunch . It was advisable , he said , in two points of view : First , as being healthy in itself . Secondly as being the better preparation for dinner . ` And you are bound for all our sakes to take particular care of your digestion , Mr Chuzzlewit , my dear sir , ' said the doctor smacking his lips after a glass of wine ; ` for depend upon it , it is worth preserving .