two o'clock in the afternoon
Upon this , the man who had first spoken began to pick out some of the goods . What his friend had said had been heard by the crowd , who now began to feel more like trusting in what the young auctioneers might have to say . Matt sold the spoons , and in the meantime Andy put up a number of other articles at auction , and sold them at fairly good prices . They managed to keep busy until two o'clock in the afternoon , when trade fell off once more . Seeing this , Andy prepared to go out to dinner . He had just put on his hat when Gissem , the rival auctioneer , rushed in . `` See here , I want to talk to you two fellows ! ''