about
five o'clock in the afternoon
`` Then let them go . Possibly the Chief may find some way to get them back . '' Two hours later the village took on another aspect . It was now about five o'clock in the afternoon , but in the meantime boy-like they had investigated every part of the surrounding scenery , being particularly interested in the monkeys which were seen in the trees everywhere . The most amusing to the boys was a small animal that had a `` beard all around his face , '' as George expressed it . It was small , hardly exceeding a foot in height , a sort of olive-gray color , and a round tail twice the length of the body . `` I think I know what you have reference to , '' suggested John , when appealed to .