ten minutes after two o’clock
It is very strange ! ' ` _ Wednesday afternoon _ . ` All is now over ; and , upon one point at least , I am at length enabled to set the minds of your readers at rest . The three professors arrived at ten minutes after two o'clock , and , instead of taking up their quarters at the Original Pig , as it was universally understood in the course of yesterday that they would assuredly have done , drove straight to the Pig and Tinder-box , where they threw off the mask at once , and openly announced their intention of remaining . Professor Wheezy may reconcile this very extraordinary conduct with _ his _ notions of fair and equitable dealing , but I would recommend Professor Wheezy to be cautious how he presumes too far upon his well-earned reputation . How such a man as Professor Snore , or , which is still more extraordinary , such an individual as Professor Doze , can quietly allow himself to be mixed up with such proceedings as these , you will naturally inquire . Upon this head , rumour is silent ; I have my speculations , but forbear to give utterance to them just now . '