three o'clock
Each of them said no more than he . To Colonel Cummings ' disgust , each one said no less . Added to the tediousness of it all were Matthews ' interpretations . Toward three o'clock , however , the prime object of the meeting was reached . When the commanding officer at last rose , he was in no mood to mince matters . He used few words , but they were forcible . He asked the interpreter to repeat them precisely .