about six o'clock in the afternoon
`` And what time might it be now . '' `` Well it might be ten o'clock in the morning or it might be noon , but it ai n't either . '' `` Well , then , what time is it ? '' `` It 's about six o'clock in the afternoon , Mr. Kenton , and I judge that you 've slept nigh on to fifteen hours , which is mighty good for a man who was as tired as you was . '' `` And what has the army been doing while I slept ? '' `` Oh , it 's been marchin ' an ' marchin ' an ' marchin ' . Ca n't you hear the wagons an ' the cannons clinkin ' an ' clankin ' ?