two o'clock
Thar ai n't no tellin ' which way an H -- County jury 's a goin ' to jump . The law and the facts ai n't nothin ' ter them , it 's jest the way they are feelin ' that particler day and minnit . If so happen they got outer bed the wrong foot furrard that mornin ' , then it 's good-by ter the pris ` ner , and hell fer the lawyer that 's defendin ' him ! ' `` Court had adjourned until two o'clock , leaving the fate of my client undecided , and I came into my office , tired-out , warm , and exceedingly anxious . Clearing Thad Hawley meant a great deal to me just then . It was my first important case , and I felt that my future would be decided in a great measure by its outcome . If the twelve stolid farmers upon whom I had showered my eloquence went Fraley-ward in their verdict , I knew that my professional goose would be cooked , and visions of a move to some distant bailiwick rose up before me .