about two o'clock
That 'll settle it . Be firm . '' `` As a rock , sir . '' I made Jack come downtown and lunch with me , but when I started him off , about two o'clock , he looked so like a cat padding up the back-stairs to where she knows there 's a little canary meat -- scared , but happy -- that I said once more : `` Now be firm , Jack . '' `` Firm 's the word , sir , '' was the resolute answer . `` And unyielding . '' `` As the old guard . ''