ten o'clock at night
`` I do n't believe that a high-toned hotel like this duns people in advance for their board , especially if it is a casual traveller , such as we are . Anyhow , they have n't dunned us yet , and when they do , I 'll engage to see the party through , Master Charlie ; so you set your mind at rest . '' As for Charlie , he insisted that he would keep out of the sight of the hotel clerk , until relief came in the shape of money to pay their bill . Oscar , who had been reading attentively a printed card tacked to the door of the room , broke in with the declaration that he was hungry , and that supper was served until ten o'clock at night . The others might talk all night , for all he cared ; he intended to have some supper . There was no use arguing about the chances of being dunned for their board ; the best thing he could think of was to have some board before he was asked to pay for it . And he read out the list of hours for dinner , breakfast , and supper from the card .