about five o'clock
Petey could talk a stone dog into wagging its tail . We sat in that garret from ten P. M. until the year after the great pyramid wore down to the ground . At least that was the length of time that seemed to pass . It must have been about five o'clock when Petey stopped kicking his feet on the chimney and said : `` Well , fellows , I have an idea . It may work or it may not , but -- '' `` Shut up , you mental desert ! '' some one growled . `` Another of your fine ideas will wreck this frat . ''