half past six
Monsieur Garay wishes to spend the next two hours with his own wise thoughts and who are we to break in upon such a communion ? '' `` The words of wisdom fall like precious beads from your lips , Great Bear . For two hours we will leave our guest to his great thoughts . '' At half past six came the question , `` Your papers ? '' once more , and Garay burst forth with an angry refusal , though his voice trembled . Willet shrugged his shoulders , turned away , and helped the lads prepare a most luxurious and abundant evening meal , Tayoga adding wild grapes and Robert nuts to their varied course of meats , the grapes being served on blazing red autumn leaves , the whole very pleasing to the eye as well as to the taste . `` I think , '' said Willet , in tones heard easily by Garay , `` that I have in me just a trace of the epicure .