seven o’clock
In that mood he stayed thru the small hours of the morning , sitting on the bench clasping his girl in his arms , and wishing she would give a little more time to heeding his love-making , and less to making him recite his lessons . Section 44 So the day began to break and the birds to sing . The sun rose on Peter 's face gray with exhaustion and the Irish apples in Nell 's cheeks badly faded . But the time for action had come , and Peter went off to watch McCormick 's home until seven o'clock , when the special delivery letter was due to arrive . It came on time , and Peter saw McCormick come out of the house and set forth in the direction of the studios . It was too early for the meeting , so Peter figured that he would stop to get his breakfast ; and sure enough `` Mac '' turned into , a little dairy lunch , and Peter hastened to the nearest telephone and called his boss . `` Mr. McGivney , '' he said , `` I lost those fellows last night , but now I got them again .