two o'clock
It was the period between seasons , when nothing was being done , when the natural forces seemed to hang suspended . There was no rain , there was no wind , there was no growth , no life ; the very stubble had no force even to rot . The sun alone moved . Toward two o'clock , Presley reached Hooven 's place , two or three grimy frame buildings , infested with a swarm of dogs . A hog or two wandered aimlessly about . Under a shed by the barn , a broken-down seeder lay rusting to its ruin . But overhead , a mammoth live-oak , the largest tree in all the country-side , towered superb and magnificent .