three in the afternoon
asked the Sergeant . `` Perfectly , '' answered Mr. Franklin . `` That was the last morsel of the door to be finished . We wanted to get it done , on Wednesday last -- and I myself completed it by three in the afternoon , or soon after . '' `` Today is Friday , '' said Sergeant Cuff , addressing himself to Superintendent Seegrave . `` Let us reckon back , sir . At three on the Wednesday afternoon , that bit of the painting was completed .