three o'clock
He was a tall , lean man of forty , good looking , indolent , and with some force of character which was mainly evinced by his power of keeping his temper when he was facing a critical situation . While not of The Hollow , he was still _ with _ The Hollow on principle . When Marcia Lowe paused before the store and emitted her call , which flavoured of friendliness and the North , Greeley was vacantly looking into space , hugging his bony knees , and listening to an indignant fly buzzing on the dirty glass of the back window , protesting against any exit being barred to its egress . It was three o'clock of a late July day and , while the sun was hot , the breeze gave promise of a cool night . `` Ooh ! ooh ! '' Just at first Greeley thought the fly had adopted a more militant tone .