two o'clock in the afternoon
The school teacher also was wandering about in the crowd . Ñor Juan was no longer rubbing his hands , nor was he carrying his yard stick and plumb line . He had heard the bad news and , faithful to his custom of seeing the future as a thing that had already happened , he was dressed in mourning , mourning for the death of Ibarra . At two o'clock in the afternoon , an uncovered cart , drawn by two oxen , stopped in front of the tribunal . The cart was surrounded by the crowd . They wanted to destroy it . `` Do n't do that ! ''