About two o’clock
Ah , if it was n't the accent , that wretched accent ! '' And for want of better work , Paganel whiled away the time along the road by practising the difficulties in pronunciation , repeating all the break-jaw words he could , though still making geographical observations . Any question about the country that Glenarvan might ask the CATAPEZ was sure to be answered by the learned Frenchman before he could reply , to the great astonishment of the guide , who gazed at him in bewilderment . About two o'clock that same day they came to a cross road , and naturally enough Glenarvan inquired the name of it . `` It is the route from Yumbel to Los Angeles , '' said Paganel . Glenarvan looked at the CATAPEZ , who replied : `` Quite right . '' And then , turning toward the geographer , he added : `` You have traveled in these parts before , sir ? ''