one o'clock
He addressed himself to a rather sprucely dressed man of thirty-five whom he met at the door of the bank . `` I beg your pardon , sir , but can you tell me how far it is to Bunker Hill Monument ? '' `` About a mile and a half , '' answered the stranger . `` Could I go there and get back to the Parker House before one o'clock . '' `` Could you ? '' repeated the man , briskly . `` Why , to be sure you could ! ''