two o'clock
There was a general chorus of agreement . `` Now , how long do you think it will be before we cross Laing 's Nek ? Of course we ought to be there by to-morrow morning . It is only a hundred and fifty miles , and at fifteen miles an hour , which is about their usual rate of travelling , we should cross the frontier at two o'clock , for it was about four when we started . But there is no saying . My father thought we ought to take four days ' provisions with us ; I think we could hold out for that time . '' `` You do n't mean to say , Chris , he thought it possible we might be as long as that ? ''