noon
The first thing he did was to count his money ; the sum was exact -- forty-nine dollars American money , and one Chili piece . `` That looks like the truth , '' said Keawe . `` Now I will try another part . '' The streets in that part of the city were as clean as a ship 's decks , and though it was noon , there were no passengers . Keawe set the bottle in the gutter and walked away . Twice he looked back , and there was the milky , round-bellied bottle where he left it . A third time he looked back , and turned a corner ; but he had scarce done so , when something knocked upon his elbow , and behold !