about three o'clock
I 'd told all of them that you were the only one in the lot who had any sense ; and I 'd said I WISHED you were here , and as I see it , I 'd a-sent for you yesterday afternoon about three o'clock . I was coming to it fast . I did n't feel just like standing up for myself ; but I 'd took about all fault-finding it was in me to bear . Just about three o'clock I 'd a-sent for you , Katie , sure as God made little apples . '' `` All right then , '' said Kate , `` but if you do n't tell them , they 'll always say I took the lead . '' `` Well , they got to say something , '' said Mrs. Bates . `` Most of 'em would die if they had to keep their mouths shut awhile ; but I 'll tell them fast enough . ''