two o'clock sharp
`` There ! '' exclaimed Senator Hanway , when at four in the morning the taciturn one tossed the last forged message upon the pile and said that all were done ; `` that 's finished . Now at two o'clock put on a messenger 's uniform and come to the Capitol . It 's 4 a. m. now , and this is Saturday ; the caucus convenes at two o'clock sharp . It will be held in the House chamber . There will be ten ballots ; I have arranged for that , and Patch and Swinger will not withdraw before . The ten ballots will consume two hours and a half -- fifteen minutes to a roll call .