three o'clock in the afternoon
The hour for the inauguration of the new governor was approaching . The procession to the State house should have been in motion by this time . The people on the sidewalks , at the doors and windows , on the balconies , and on the roofs , all along the line of march , were beginning to be weary of waiting . The officials who had the ceremonies of the occasion in hand waited until three o'clock in the afternoon , and then , as the governor-elect was nowhere to be found , as the necessity was imminent , the inaugural procession was ordered to begin its march . `` Where is he ? Where is Rothsay ? '' demanded the spectators one of the other .