two o’clock
` Maybe no , ' returned the old Scotchman , dryly ; ` but every mickle makes a muckle , and ye ken the Lead wull hae mony sma ' nuggets , which is mair paying , to my mind , than yin large ain . ' ` What 's the time ? ' asked Madame , rather irrelevantly , turning to Archie . Mr McIntosh drew out the large silver watch , which was part and parcel of himself , and answered gravely that it was two o'clock . ` Then I 'll tell you what , ' said Mrs Villiers , rising ; ` I 'll take it in with me to Ballarat and show it to Mr Marchurst . ' McIntosh drew down the corners of his mouth , for , as a rigid Presbyterian , he by no means approved of Marchurst 's heretical opinions , but of course said nothing as Madame wished it . ` Can I come with you , Madame ? '