eleven o'clock
Instant departure of Parsons for the outer regions . And , in the excitement of this side issue , the speaker lost his inspiration , and abruptly concluded his remarks by putting Mike on to translate in Cicero . Which Mike , who happened to have prepared the first half-page , did with much success . The Old Boys ' match was timed to begin shortly after eleven o'clock . During the interval most of the school walked across the field to look at the pitch . One or two of the Old Boys had already changed and were practicing in front of the pavilion . It was through one of these batsmen that an accident occurred which had a good deal of influence on Mike 's affairs .