two o'clock
He looked at her hopefully , as if he thought and wished that she might have something more to say . But she seemed not to be aware of this glance , and sat with her eyes fixed sorrowfully upon the floor . `` Well , I expect I better be gettin ' back to the office , '' he said , rising desperately . `` I told -- I told my partner I 'd be back at two o'clock , and I guess he 'll think I 'm a poor business man if he catches me behind time . I got to walk the chalk a mighty straight line these days -- with THAT fellow keepin ' tabs on me ! '' Mary rose with him . `` I 've always heard YOU were the hard driver . ''