three o'clock
... '' and Magnolia would say , `` Yes , sir , certainly , sir ! '' and so scrambled eggs ceased to be seen on their breakfast table . Magnolia always said , `` Yes , sir , certainly , sir ! '' If they had informed her that the Judgment Day was to begin that afternoon at three o'clock , Magnolia , they felt sure , would say , `` Yes , sir , certainly , sir ! '' and go on with her work ... . There seemed to be no adequate excuse for Mrs. Clutters ' death ... `` an ' everythink goin ' on so nice an ' all ! '' as Magnolia said ... and yet she had died .