half past eleven
Here and there a negro sat propped up in the sun , motionless and content . A clerk stretched an awning over some perishable goods . A child or two wandered along the walk . The town clock pointed to half past eleven . The warm spring sun blazed down . A big fly buzzed upon the window pane . No more passengers came to the car , and it trundled slowly and contentedly on its course toward the other end of its route .