six o'clock
cried Baron , at last awakening from his horror-stricken silence . `` Why did n't you warn the world ? This is criminal . If what you say is true , all these people will become rooted in their tracks at six o'clock like -- like characters from ` The Sleeping Beauty . ' '' `` I only discovered the danger a week ago while working out a chemical formula . '' Manthis ' eyes showed the strain he was enduring . `` It was a very delicate piece of work having to do with experiments I am making on chlorophyl -- quick adjustments , you know .