about 2:40
`` Sit down , son , '' the old man said . `` Sit down and tell me about your adventures on Earth . '' Jordan sat down , put his feet on the desk and took a sizable swallow of his whisky . `` Well , Larry , '' he started , `` I got into Earth atmosphere about 2:40 o'clock -- '' Transcriber 's Note : This etext was produced from _ Astounding Science Fiction _ April 1955 . Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed . Minor spelling and typographical errors have been corrected without note .