three o’clock
I have hunted a great deal and I believe I can shoot . '' `` That is like night and day , '' interrupted the Marquis . `` Hold yourself in readiness . At three o'clock come for me and I will give you a lesson . And remember there is a merciful God for the brave ! '' Although Florent deserved praise for the cheerfulness of which his reply was proof , the first moments which he spent alone after the departure of his two witnesses were very painful . That which Chapron experienced during those few moments was simply very natural anxiety , the enervation caused by looking at the clock , and saying : `` In twenty-four hours the hand will be on this point of the dial .