two o'clock
`` If we had waited a year we could n't have picked out such a day . Why , that must be Snowdon we see over there , and the high ground out at sea , Holyhead ? '' Thus they went on , delightedly recognising the landmarks north , south , east , and west , and forgetting both the hour and the rising breeze . `` Why , it 's two o'clock ! '' cried Percy presently , looking at his watch , and shivering at the same time . `` Put on your coat , '' said Jeffreys ; `` the wind 's getting up a bit , and we shall have it in our faces going down . '' As they started to descend they became aware of a sudden change in the hitherto cloudless day .