three o'clock
Which was the beginning of a queer friendship between the Roman Catholic priest and the Jewess shopkeeper that lasted as long as Molly Brandeis lived . By noon it seemed that the entire population of Winnebago had turned devout . The figures , a tremendous bargain , though sold at a high profit , seemed to melt away from the counter that held them . By three o'clock , `` Only one to a customer ! '' announced Mrs. Brandeis . By the middle of the week the window itself was ravished of its show . By the end of the week there remained only a handful of the duller and less desirable pieces -- the minor saints , so to speak .