three o'clock
A dog having jumped over the stone rim , was bathing in the dubious fluid . A few people , seated on the benches of the little circular garden skirting the front of the church , watched the animal curiously . Du Roy pulled out his watch . It was only three o'clock . He was half an hour too soon . He laughed as he thought of this appointment . `` Churches serve for anything as far as she is concerned , '' said he to himself .