one o'clock
And , say , he acts like he was hungry for the chance . Why , he gives me his ideas on every subject you could think of , from the way Napoleon got himself started on the toboggan , to the folly of eatin ' fried ham for breakfast . He sure was a wonder , that kid ! Two solid hours we chinned there in the summerhouse , and it was almost by main strength I broke away for a one o'clock dinner . Then , just as I 'd got settled comf ` table on the veranda in the afternoon , he shows up and begins again . There was nothin ' diffident or backward about Harold . He did n't have any doubts about whether he was welcome or not , and his confidence about bein ' able to entertain was amazin ' .