three o'clock
You can manage a boat better than any of us , and you will really oblige us if you will go with us . '' `` Oh , if you put it in that way , '' Frank said , `` I shall be glad to go with you ; but I do not think , '' he went on , looking at the sky , `` that the weather looks very settled . However , if you do not mind the chance of a ducking , I do n't . '' `` That 's agreed then , '' Ruthven said ; `` will you meet us near the pier at three o'clock ? '' `` All right . I 'll be punctual . '' At the appointed hour the four lads met on the beach .