About two o'clock
`` I say your suspicion is absurd , '' resumed Whately , as if arguing with himself . `` When the alarm , caused by firing , came last night , it happened she was in her room and was badly frightened . '' `` What time did the alarm happen ? '' `` About two o'clock . '' `` Wal , about midnight a figger that favored you ` mazingly , yes , ter yer very walk , came up boldly en sez ter me , nodding at the Yank , ` Leave ` im ter me . ' The figger was n't jes ' dressed like you in ` Federate uniform , but I kin a ` most swear the figger had on them clo 's and that hat you 're a wearin ' now ; arm in sling , too . What 's mo ' , when I thought hit over I was cock sure the figger wuz shorter 'n you air .