two o'clock
`` It 's a very nice house , my dear ; but still it requires a little consideration , '' replied I. `` Consideration , my dear ! '' replied my wife ; `` what ! now that you have gone over it ? '' `` I am afraid that I can not give you very long , sir , '' observed the builder ; `` there are two other parties after the house , and I am to give them an answer by two o'clock . '' `` Mr Smithers told me the same yesterday , '' whispered my wife . `` What did you say the rent was , Mr Smithers ? '' `` Only £ 200 per annum . ''