three o'clock
thundered the floor , galleries , aisles , and pulpit stairs . `` All opposed will say no . '' The silence was so profound that Tom could hear his heart beat . `` This meeting stands adjourned to three o'clock , '' said the moderator , and the great crowd thereupon surged into the streets . Some went to the Cromwell 's Head ; others to the Bunch of Grapes , White Lamb , Tun and Bacchus , drank mugs of flip , and warmed themselves by the bright wood-fires blazing on the hearths . The meeting had adjourned to give Mr. Rotch time to jump into his chaise and ride out to Milton to see Governor Hutchinson . Tom and Abraham walked towards the Cromwell 's Head .