about two o'clock
Jed expected Ruth to speak ; he was certain she understood the situation and realized its danger ; she appeared to him anxious and very nervous . It was to him , and to him alone -- her brother excepted -- she could speak , but the days passed and she did not . And it was Captain Hunniwell who spoke first . Captain Sam entered the windmill shop about two o'clock one windy afternoon in the first week of March . He was wearing a heavy fur overcoat and a motoring cap . He pulled off the coat , threw it over a pile of boards and sat down . `` Whew ! ''