about one
o'clock
He had been waiting outside for a couple of hours , and he was nearly frozen . `` Mr. Maxwell , '' said Lindy ; and Hiram came up the steps . `` Mrs. Putnam is dead , '' said she . `` She expired just a few moments ago , about one o'clock , '' she continued , looking at her watch . `` I want you to go right down to Mrs. Hawkins 's and bring Betsy Green back to stay with her sister ; then tell Mr. Stiles to come up at once with the buggy and a wagon to carry my trunks to the station . Tell Mr. Stiles I am going to Boston on the next train . When you come back you can take Miss Pettengill home .