two o'clock
Ca n't you make out with that ? '' Uncle Mo still looked at the twelve-and-nine he already had in hand , as though it was a peculiar twelve-and-nine , that might consent for once to make nineteen shillings , the sum required , when added to Aunt M'riar 's contribution ; but he was obliged to yield to the inflexible nature of Arithmetic . `` Sixpence short , I make it , '' said he . Then to the young man whose employer was like Mont Blanc : -- `` You 'll have to fetch it round again to-morrow , any time after two o'clock . '' This was , however , rendered unnecessary by the appearance of Mr. Jerry , who was able to contribute the six-and-three , without , as he said , going to the workhouse . So Mrs. Prichard 's old table , with a new leg so nobody could ever have told , and a touch of fresh polish as good as new , was restored to its old place , to join in the general anticipation of its owner 's return . But however M'riar come to be so short of cash Uncle Mo , smoking an afternoon pipe as of old with Mr. Jerry , could not say , not if the Emperor of Roosher was to ask him .