two o'clock
She addressed Peter , but when he found himself physically unable to answer , she continued the conversation with no apparent consciousness of his stumbling effort to appear natural . `` There you are ! Are we going to have any tennis ? It 's after two o'clock now . '' `` Two seventeen , '' Martin said , following her out of the house and slipping his big watch back into his pocket . They all gathered in one of the reclaimed garden paths , assuming a deep interest in the time . `` I had no idea it was so late , '' Peter said .