three o'clock
It 's a ' that he can do , but he does ' t weel . -- Whan Juno 's ance oot , she 's no in a hurry in again . '' The boys separated and went home in a state of excitement , which probably , however , interfered very little with their appetites , seeing it was moderated in the mean time by the need and anticipation of their dinners . The sun set now between two and three o'clock , and there were long forenights to favour the plot . Perhaps their hatred of the dog would not have driven them to such extreme measures , even although she had bitten Annie Anderson , had her master been a favourite , or even generally respected . But Alec knew well enough that the townsfolk were not likely to sympathize with Bruce on the ill-treatment of his cur . When the dinner and the blazing fire had filled him so full of comfort that he was once more ready to encounter the cold , Alec could stay in the house no longer .