three o’clock
But remember , if you do go , it is Ball , not Treadman . '' Waiting only to give certain orders to the head clerk , Mr. Dill proceeded to the office of Ball & Treadman . A full hour was he closeted there with the senior partner . Not until three o'clock that afternoon did the justices take their seats on the bench . Scarcely were they seated when Lawyer Ball bustled in and craved a secret hearing . His application was of the last importance , he promised , but , that the ends of justice might not be defeated it was necessary their worships should entertain it in private ; he therefore craved the bench to accord it to him . The bench consulted , looked wise , and , possibly possessing some latent curiosity themselves upon the point , graciously acceded .