About three o'clock
Jerry 's blue eyes crinkled . Human nature did n't like puzzles any more than it liked strangers . He returned to the tedious civil case he was working on . About three o'clock , he decided he was tired and bored enough to call it a day . He got into his car and headed for Dark Valley . Aside from his curiosity , he thought he might talk to the two old squatters at the far end . The Carvers were independent and truculent .