ten in the morning
Bold sat down on the soft turf to listen , or rather to think how , after such harmony , he might best introduce a theme of so much discord . He felt that he had a somewhat difficult task , and he almost regretted the final leave-taking of the last of the old men , slow as they were in going through their adieus . The precentor remarked on the friendliness of the visit . `` One evening call , '' said he , `` is worth ten in the morning . It 's all formality in the morning ; real social talk never begins till after dinner . That 's why I dine early , so as to get as much as I can of it . '' `` Quite true , Mr. Harding , '' said the other ; `` but I fear I 've reversed the order of things , and I owe you much apology for troubling you on business at such an hour .