two o'clock
Something unexpected was , in reality , to happen : Despite their long anticipation , this happy pair of youngsters were to fall short of their ambition -- they were not to visit the circus . `` Ai n't this grand , Dorothy ? I never did see anybody so good as Mrs. Calvert ! She would n't hear tell o ' my working half the day , though I could well 's not , 'cause the circus do n't take in till two o'clock . No , sir ! She up an ' give me the whole day an ' said my pay was to go on just the same as if I was hoein ' them inguns ` at need it . '' `` Onions , Jim ; not ` inguns , ' '' corrected Dorothy with a smile .