two o'clock
`` It will be wise for all of us to remember that we are now in a strange territory and that we must have our eyes and ears wide open . '' At half-past eleven they came to a halt for dinner . The sun was now almost overhead , and they were glad enough to seek the shelter of a number of palms standing in front of a -- native hostelry . `` We will rest here until two o'clock , '' said Mr. Rover . `` It is all out of the question to travel in the heat of the day , as we did yesterday , in such a climate as this . Even the natives can not stand that . '' They found the hostelry presided over by a short , fat native who scarcely spoke a word of English .