seven
o’clock in the morning
But Mr Bethany was too quick . ` We must be most circumspect . My dear friend , we must be most circumspect , for all our sakes . And this , you 'll say , ' he added , smiling , stretching out his arms , his soft hat in one hand , his umbrella in the other -- ` this is being circumspect -- a seven o'clock in the morning call ! But you see , my dear , I have come , as I took the precaution of explaining to the maid , because it 's now or never to-day . It does so happen that I have to take a wedding for an old friend 's niece at Witchett ; so when in need , you see , Providence enables us to tell even the conventional truth . Now really , how is he ?