three o'clock in the
afternoon
I do n't ; and I generally manage to get a bite stowed away during the day . '' I inquired how he managed it . `` Oh , watch my chance at the cupboard . ` Bout three o'clock in the afternoon is a pretty good time . Women-folks all in the sitting-room then . '' While Halstead was finishing the pie , I got into bed , taking the farther side . There was a shockingly hard lump under my back and after trying in vain to adapt myself to it , I asked Halstead if he knew what it was .