Two o'clock
There is no one who has not seen his pointed beard , his spectacles , his hooked nose , and his cap of otter skin . The engraving , perhaps , is not very fine , but it is certainly a striking likeness . A proof of this is what happened one day in a primary school in Noroe , on the western coast of Norway , a few leagues from Bergen . Two o'clock had struck . The pupils were in their classes in the large , sanded hall -- the girls on the left and the boys on the right -- occupied in following the demonstration which their teacher , Mr. Malarius , was making on the black-board . Suddenly the door opened , and a fur coat , fur boots , fur gloves , and a cap of otter , made their appearance on the threshold . The pupils immediately rose respectfully , as is usual when a stranger visits the class-room .