One o'clock
`` And may he be the forerunner of many more , '' proclaimed Spouter . `` I want a whale , '' declared Randy . Such a catch was an incentive to all of the others to do their best , and as a result inside of three hours the lads had eleven fish between them , some of fair size and others quite small , one , in fact , so tiny that it was thrown back into the stream , `` so it might grow a little , '' as Fred expressed it . `` One o'clock ! '' announced Gif , looking at his watch . `` I think we had better go back to the Lodge and have some of these fish fried for dinner . '' `` Second the commotion ! ''