one o’clock
You can go out with me and buy the fiddle now , and then come back and play to mother and Jimmy . To-morrow morning I will go with you to the Jersey City Ferry myself , and if we meet the padrone , I 'll give him a hint to be off . '' Phil still hesitated , but finally yielded to the united request . But it was now one o'clock , and Paul must be back to his business . Phil took his cap and went with him to purchase the fiddle , promising to come back directly . They went into Chatham Street , and soon halted before a small shop , in front of which were three gilt balls , indicating that it was a pawnbroker 's shop . Entering , they found themselves in a small apartment , about twelve feet front by twenty in depth , completely filled with pawnable articles in great variety a large part , however , consisting of clothing ; for when the poor have occasion to raise money at a pawnbroker 's , they generally find little in their possession to pawn except their clothing .