nearly three o'clock
But you 'll have to do quite a bit of riding to get there and back by nightfall . '' `` Well , we may as well get used to it , '' answered Phil . `` I expect to about live in the saddle while I am here . '' Todd had several things to attend to before starting , so they did not leave the stables until nearly three o'clock . Dave was mounted on the steed he had so admired , and the others had equally good horses . `` Shall we take our guns ? '' asked Roger .