one o'clock in the afternoon
`` That first scare was enough to take the heart right out of a fellow . You go ahead if you wish , and I 'll clean out the window and get things ready for that new frame and glass . '' So without further delay Andy began to address the people , and soon he had the store once more filled . He kept on auctioning stuff off until one o'clock in the afternoon , when the crowd thinned out , being composed principally of folks who had come into the city to visit the circus . By that time Matt had set the carpenter and the glazier to work , and the new woodwork and the glass were in . All it needed was a couple of coats of paint , and the show window would be as good as new . The owner of the building , having heard of the affair , came around to view the situation , and expressed himself perfectly satisfied with what had been done .