three o'clock
`` Not a bit of it ! That bout every afternoon has kept me in first-class shape . But now the great event has come off , I 'm going to break training and give the rockweed a rest . '' The _ Barracouta _ was back at Tarpaulin before three o'clock . A remark dropped by Budge roused the curiosity of the others , and Percy was obliged once more to recount the story of his fight with Jabe . `` Well , '' said Jim , when he had finished , `` they say a patient waiter is no loser ; but I guess it depends a good deal on how you spend your time while you 're waiting -- eh , Perce ? '' That night , after dark , when the boys were preparing to turn in , Filippo stepped out to the fish-house for some kindling .