two
o'clock
Now , '' said Speug , speaking from halfway up the stair , `` we 'll start with thae balls for a beginnin ' , and wi ' them we 'll fecht our way out to the open . As soon as we 've cleared the background every ane o ' the two junior classes is to mak ' balls as hard as he can lick and bring them forward to the fighting line . `` We 'll divide the senior school into three divisions ; Dunc will take thirty of ye and drive McIntyre frae the guns and along the terrace till ye turn them into Breadalbane Street . Thirty o ' ye -- and I want nae Dowbiggins -- 'll come with me , and we 'll bring the Pennies aff the shed quicker than they got up , and drive them up the back streets till we land them wi ' the rest in Breadalbane Street ; and the juniors ` ill keep us well supplied with balls , else Dunc and me will ken the reason at two o'clock . `` Jock Howieson , ye 're to tak ' thirty swank fellows that can run and are no ` feart to be left alane . Ye 'll rin round by the North Street and the Cathedral and come down the top of Breadalbane Street till ye cut off McIntyre 's and the Pennies frae their schools . Dae nothin ' till ye see Dunc and me drivin ' the lot up Breadalbane Street , then come down from the back end of them wi ' all your might , and I 'm thinkin ' they 'll be wanting to be inside their ain yard afore a ' be done . ''