twelve o'clock
A few days after , his neighbour , Lord Spennymoor , called , and his visit was followed by an invitation to dinner . The invitation was accepted . Mike was on his best behaviour . During dinner he displayed as much reserve as his nature allowed him to , but afterwards , yielding to the solicitations of the women , he abandoned himself , and when twelve o'clock struck they were still gathered round him , listening to him with rapt expression , as if in hearing of delightful music . Awaking suddenly to a sense of the hour and his indiscretion , he bade Lord Spennymoor , who had sat talking all night with his brother in a far corner , good-night . When the sound of the wheels of his trap died away , when the ladies had retired , Lord Spennymoor returned to the smoking-room , and at the end of a long silence asked his brother , who sat smoking opposite him , what he thought of Fletcher . `` He is one of those men who attract women , who attract nine people out of ten ... .