about
two o'clock in the afternoon
In about two hours we reached the place where the fair was to be held . After breakfasting on bread and cheese and ale behind a broken stone wall , we drove our animals to the fair . The fair was a common cattle and horse fair : there was little merriment going on , but there was no lack of business . By about two o'clock in the afternoon , Mr. Petulengro and his people had disposed of their animals at what they conceived very fair prices -- they were all in high spirits , and Jasper proposed to adjourn to a public-house . As we were proceeding to one , a very fine horse , led by a jockey , made its appearance on the ground . Mr. Petulengro stopped short , and looked at it steadfastly : ` Fino covar dove odoy sas miro -LCB- 101 -RCB- -- a fine thing were that , if it were but mine ! ' he exclaimed .