two o'clock
He put his black face round the door post , took in the situation at a glance , and said cheerfully : `` All right , missus -- I bring my old woman , she down alonga creek . '' One of the children died while she was here alone . She rode nineteen miles for assistance , carrying the dead child . It must be near one or two o'clock . The fire is burning low . Alligator lies with his head resting on his paws , and watches the wall . He is not a very beautiful dog , and the light shows numerous old wounds where the hair will not grow .