four o'clock
` Now , doctor , I will ask you a question . Supposin ' this pris ` ner to be a man with a whole lot iv money , an ' supposin ' he wint to this house on th ' night in question , an ' suppose it was snowin ' , an ' suppose it was n't , an ' suppose he turned fr 'm th ' right hand corner to th ' left goin ' upstairs , an ' supposin ' he wore a plug hat an ' a pair iv skates , an ' supposin ' th ' next day was Winsday -- ' ` I objict , ' says th ' State 's attorney . ` Th ' statues , with which me larned frind is no doubt familiar , though I be darned if he shows it , f ` rbids th ' mention iv th ' days iv th ' week . ' ` Scratch out Winsday an ' substichoot four o'clock in Janooary , ' says th ' coort . ` Now , how does th ' sentence r-read ? ' ` Th ' next day was four o'clock in Janooary -- an ' supposin ' th ' amount iv money , an ' supposin ' ye have n't got a very large salary holdin ' th ' chair iv conniption fits at th ' college , an ' supposin ' ye do n't get a cent onless ye answer r-right , I ask ye , on th ' night in question whin th ' pris ` ner grabbed th ' clock , was he or was he not funny at th ' roof ? ' ` I objict to th ' form iv question , ' says th ' State 's attorney .