seven o'clock in the
evening
As for my saying that I wished my name was Delmar , it was nothing , and it let him know what my wishes were . On the whole , I had great cause for congratulation . I was here interrupted by the tailor who put his head out of the bed-room door . I went to him , and he finished his work , and promised me that I should have a complete suit at half-past seven o'clock in the evening , in time for dinner . I then returned to the sitting-room , and opened the letter which Lord de Versely had put into my hands . It was from the first lord , acquainting him that I might call at the Admiralty the next day , as my post-captain 's commission was signed , and I was appointed to a thirty-two gun frigate which would be launched in two or three months . Well , then , thought I , here I am , at twenty-three , a post-captain in his Majesty 's service , and commanding a frigate .