three o'clock
Chippy 's speech , all things considered , was very natural , but in the main it was undeserved , as we shall soon see . The Wolf Patrol were to meet Mr. Elliott the next Thursday afternoon . If the day should be fine they were to practise tracking tests on the heath ; if wet , it was to be Kim 's game in Mr. Elliott 's study . The day turned out one of pouring rain , and at three o'clock the Wolf Patrol had gathered in Mr. Elliott 's room , where a tray of small articles , covered by a handkerchief , lay on a side-table . ` We 'll begin with Kim 's game , ' said Mr. Elliott , ` and I 'll be umpire . On that tray I have put twenty-five small articles , all different -- a button , a pin , a stud , a ring , and so on . I shall give you each a pencil and a card , and I shall allow every boy one minute to study the tray .