seven o'clock
Say , maybe Sudden 's eyes would n't stick out ! And Mary V would kind of catch her breath and open her eyes wide at him , and say , `` Why , Johnny -- ? '' And say -- no , jump up and put her arms around his neck and -- slide her lips along his cheek and whisper -- An hour and a half later he awoke , saw with dismay that it was seven o'clock , and piled out of bed as guiltily as though an irate round-up boss stood over him . The Thunder Bird to repair , a big business deal to be accepted or rejected , -- whichever his judgment advised and the fates favored , -- and he in bed at seven o'clock ! He dressed hurriedly , expecting to hear an impatient rapping on the door before he was ready to face a critical business world . If he had time that day , he ought to get himself some clothes . He would not want to eat again in that place where Cliff Lowell took him , dressed as he was now .