three o'clock
But the matter had been taken out of her hands now , and in less than an hour the news spread over the entire settlement . Mr. Oliver was going to resign ! The rest of the morning and the early afternoon went by in a confused rush . At three o'clock Billy , surrounded by vociferous allies , walked to the hall , for a stormy and exhausting meeting . `` The boys would n't listen to him at all at first , '' said Clem , in giving the women an account of it , later . `` But eventually they listened , and eventually he carried the day . It was all too logical to be ignored and turned aside , he told them .