twelve o'clock
`` Men are fools enough for anything , '' said the broken-hearted one . While this was going on Mary danced her square dance complaisantly ; and her proud father , looking on , thought that she was by far the prettiest woman in the room . Before the quadrille was over a gong was struck , and the music stopped suddenly . It was twelve o'clock , and the Kappa-kappa was to be danced . It is hard in most amusements to compel men and women into disagreeable punctuality ; but the stopping of music will bring a dance to a sudden end . There were some who grumbled , and one or two declared that they would not even stay to look at the Kappa-kappa . But Mrs. Montacute Jones was a great autocrat ; and in five minutes ' time the four couples were arranged , with ample space , in spite of the pressing crowd .