three o'clock
Matvey puffs and groans . The work is not easy . The ice is firm and thick ; and he has to break it and at once take the pieces away that the open space may not be blocked up . But , hard as the work is and senseless as Seryozhka 's commands are , by three o'clock there is a large circle of dark water in the Bystryanka . `` It was better last year , '' says Seryozhka angrily . `` You ca n't do even that ! Ah , dummy !