three o'clock in the afternoon
He walked to the window and , leaning his arms on the sill , looked disconsolately forth . `` Hi , Ruski ! '' he yelled at some person unseen , and the other inmates of the room could see him making extravagant pantomime , which produced nothing in the shape of food . It was three o'clock in the afternoon , and Malcolm was dozing , when they heard the grate of the key in the lock and the slipping of bolts , then the door opened slowly . Malcolm leapt forward . `` Irene -- your Highness ! '' he gasped .