Three o'clock
The proprietor 's curiosity was stirred . Musical celebrities , as he had occasion to know , were always popping up in queer places . Some new star probably , whose violin had been broken and who did not care to appear in public before the hour of his debut . `` Three o'clock , '' said Cutty . `` Very well , sir . I promise to bring the violins myself . '' Cutty wrote out his check for a thousand and departed , the chuckle still going on inside of him .