Two o'clock
I see ! I will not , therefore , inquire into the precise means by which I am satisfied you will make it appear , in due time -LRB- while I am engaged getting up the subordinate , but very harassing details of the general case -RRB- , that _ Harry Dreddlington died _ BEFORE _ the 7th of August , 1742 _ . '' Here , taking out his watch , he suddenly added -- `` Bless me , Mr. Quirk , how time passes ! -- Two o'clock ! I ought to have been at Messrs. Gregson 's a quarter of an hour ago . '' `` Stop -- a moment or two ca n't signify ! It -- it , '' said Quirk , hesitatingly , `` it was _ you _ , was n't it , that thought of the tombstone ? ''