about two o'clock
In all this time he saw only Watson . He did not ask for Hilmer or Helen . But one day the attorney said to him : `` Your wife is still ill , otherwise -- '' `` Yes , yes ... of course , '' Fred assented , dismissing the subject with an impatient shrug . Finally , on a certain afternoon at about two o'clock , Watson came in quite unexpectedly . `` I think by to-night everything will be settled . ... What can I do for you ? ... Perhaps you would like to go to your apartment and get some things together ... Or see a friend ... Just say the word . ''