four in the afternoon
Every evening he returned with a rag . In the little house of the baobab , the attic was full of these glorious trophies . All of Tarascon recognised him as their master in this respect . The gentlemen elected him as their chief justice in matters relating to the chase and arbitrator in any dispute , so that every day , between the hours of three and four in the afternoon , at Costecalde the gunsmith 's one could see the plump figure of a man , seated gravely on a green leather arm-chair , in the middle of the shop , which was full of hat hunters standing about and arguing . It was Tartarin delivering justice . Nimrod doubling as Soloman . In addition to their passion for hunting the good people of Tarascon had another passion , which was for drawing-room ballads .