three o'clock
An ' a owl is a mighty wise bird , Kun ` l , ef I do say it , an ' no disrespec ' ; so what dat stoahkeepeh say I 's boun ' to take notice of . '' Mary Louise spent the afternoon in examining her new possession and `` getting settled . '' For -- wonder of wonders ! -- Joe Brennan arrived with the trunks at three o'clock , some nine hours before the limit of midnight . The Colonel , as he paid the man , congratulated him on making such good time . `` Ya-as , '' drawled Joe ; `` I done pretty well , considerin ' . But if I had n't hired out by the day I 'd sure be 'n a loser .