About five o'clock
The article ended with a list of the clubs to which he belonged , of the societies which he had organized and of those of which he was a member , -- and it might have been remarked by a discerning reader that most of these societies were State affairs . Finally there was a pen portrait of an Apollo Belvidere who wore the rough garb of a farmer -LRB- on the days when the press was present -RRB- . Mr. Crewe 's incessant trials , which would have taxed a less rugged nature , did not end here . About five o'clock one afternoon a pleasant-appearing gentleman with a mellifluous voice turned up who introduced himself as ex -LRB- State -RRB- Senator Grady . The senator was from Newcastle , that city out of the mysterious depths of which so many political stars have arisen . Mr. Crewe cancelled a long-deferred engagement with Mrs. Pomfret , and invited the senator to stay to dinner ; the senator hesitated , explained that he was just passing through Ripton , and , as it was a pleasant afternoon , had called to `` pay his respects '' ; but Mr. Crewe 's well-known hospitality would accept no excuses . Mr. Crewe opened a box of cigars which he had bought especially for the taste of State senators and a particular grade of Scotch whiskey .