three o'clock
I 'll roll the plans up so that they wo n't be in the way . Good morning ! '' He was out of the office door before Bones could as much as deliver the preamble to the stern refusal he was preparing . At three o'clock that afternoon came two visitors . They sent in a card bearing the name of a very important Woking firm of land agents , and they themselves were not without dignity of bearing . There was a stout gentleman and a thin gentleman , and they tiptoed into the presence of Bones with a hint of reverence which was not displeasing . `` We have come on a rather important matter , '' said the thin gentleman .