three o'clock
`` This is more fun than acting , '' remarked Alice , as she reached for another chicken sandwich . There was more to do after the meal , and when what food remained had been packed up for a luncheon later in the afternoon , they entered the boat again , and started still farther up stream . The last film had been made and as the shadows were lengthening the start back was made . `` My , it 's getting dark very quickly , and it 's only three o'clock , '' said Paul , as he looked at his watch . `` Going to rain , I guess , '' said Russ . And rain it did a little later , the drops coming down with tropical violence . `` Ought n't we to be at the steamer by this time ? ''