six
o'clock
He was not unfamiliar with courts , though never before had he appeared in the character of a witness ; and he had told himself many times that day that the business in which he had allowed Mr. Gilmore to involve him carried him far behind his depths . Now his small blue eyes slid round in their sockets somewhat fearfully until they rested on Mr. Gilmore , who had just taken up his position at Marshall Langham 's elbow . The gambler frowned and the handy-man instantly shifted his gaze . But the prosecuting attorney 's first questions served to give Joe a measure of ease ; this was transitory , however , as he seemed to stand alone in the presence of some imminent personal danger when Moxlow asked : `` Where were you on the night of the twenty-seventh of November at six o'clock ? '' Joe stole a haunted glance in the direction of Gilmore . Moxlow repeated his question . `` Boss , I was in White 's woodshed , '' answered Montgomery .