four o'clock
`` She 's a-beggin ' as you 'll get her some ice , '' announced the neighbor , `` she says she 's burnin ' up . '' `` God A'mighty ! '' burst forth the giant , `` I ai n't got a cent on earth to get her nothin ' , '' and he turned toward the two men fiercely , his great brows meeting over his sullen eyes , `` yes , I 'll come , you can count on me , '' and he went in the door . `` Liberty Square by the statue , four o'clock , '' called the dirty gentleman after him , while the pleasant gentleman put the Angel hastily down . `` Adieu , mon enfant , '' he cried , showing his teeth as he smiled back over his shoulder , and followed his companion down the stairs . In time Joey and his weeping charge also reached the bottom . Not a word of the conversation had escaped the sharp ears of the Major .