About six o'clock
He seemed to be excited and called his companion . Paul grabbed the glasses and looked down the road . They both became very much excited , pointing and gesticulating , and taking turn about with the glasses . '' `` About six o'clock , you say ? '' said Barnes , greatly interested . `` It was a quarter after six when I got back to the house . I spoke to Mr. Bacon about what I 'd seen and he said he believed they were German spies , up to some kind of mischief along the Canadian border .