half after three
He was just the sort to resent being ridiculous . Jim brought him down in a dressing gown and a state of bewilderment . It was plain that the memory of the afternoon still rankled , for he was very short with Jim and inclined to resent the whole thing . The clock in the hall chimed half after three as they came down the stairs , and I heard Mr. Harbison stumble over something in the darkness and say that if it was a joke , he was n't in the humor for it . To which Jim retorted that it was n't anything resembling a joke , and for heaven 's sake not to walk on his feet ; he could n't get around the furniture any faster . At the door of the den Mr. Harbison stopped , blinking in the light . Then , when he saw us , he tried to back himself and his dishabille out into the obscurity of the library .