one o'clock
` Well , ' said Jack , as he pushed on the filly , ` you 're the jewel of the world , sure enough ; and maybe it 's you that wo n't live happy when we get to the Jim of the Ocean . ' `` As soon as dark-face saw what happened , he was obliged to scour the country for hatchets and hand-saws , and all kinds of sharp instruments , to hew himself and his men a passage through the grove . As the saying goes , many hands make light work , and sure enough , it was n't long till they had cleared a way for themselves , thick as it was , and set off with double speed after Jack and the lady . `` The next day , about ' one o'clock , he and she were after taking another small refreshment of roast-beef and porther , and pushing on , as before , when they heard the same tramping behind them , only it was ten times louder . `` ` Here they are again , ' says Jack ; ` and I 'm afeard they 'll come up with us at last . ' `` ` If they do , ' says she , ` they 'll put us to death on the spot ; but we must try somehow to stop them another day , if we can ; search the filly 's right ear again , and let me know what you find in it . ' `` Jack pulled out a little three-cornered pebble , telling her that it was all he got ; ` well , ' says she , ` throw it over your left shoulder like the stick . '