three o'clock
He recovered himself , and exchanging greetings with Bizmyonkov , he went with him into the next room to arrange matters . The consultation of the worthy seconds did not last long . A quarter of an hour later , they both came into my bedroom . Koloberdyaev announced to me that ` we 're going to fight to-day at three o'clock with pistols . ' In silence I bent my head , in token of my agreement . Bizmyonkov at once took leave of us , and departed . He was rather pale and inwardly agitated , like a man unused to such jobs , but he was , nevertheless , very polite and chilly .