about nine o'clock
The constable seemed satisfied with this , and undertook to take the money down to Harry Winburn , for Farmer Tester declared he would sooner let the pony starve than go himself . And so papa got rid of them after an hour and more of this talk . The lawyer and Farmer Tester went away grumbling and very angry to the Red Lion . I was very anxious to hear how the matter ended ; so I went after the constable to ask him to come back and see me when he had settled it all , and about nine o'clock he came . He had had a very hard job to get Harry Winburn to take the money , and give up the ` tally . ' The men said that , if Farmer Tester could make them pay half-a-crown for a pig in his turnips , which were no bigger than radishes , he ought to pay ten shillings at least for his pony trampling down their corn , which was half grown , and I could n't help thinking this seemed very reasonable . In the end , however , the constable had persuaded them to take the money , and so the pony was let out .