five minutes past three
The attorney for the company looked on with an amused smile of unconcern . Both the motorman and the conductor had been carefully rehearsed in their testimony and there was little likelihood that plaintiff 's counsel would be able to trap them . Waterman was going back and forth over the time of day , attempting to show that the car was behind its schedule , and exceeding the speed limit , but the man clung to his story stubbornly . It was at exactly five minutes past three ; he was running slowly , and had whistled at all the earlier stops ; and when he saw the plaintiff driving upon the right of way ahead of him he put on the brakes as quickly as possible . Phil moved to a chair just behind Waterman . He was so deeply engrossed that he did not notice her . He was making no headway , and was about to drop the witness when Phil bent over and whispered .