one o'clock in the afternoon
`` I forgot all about it . But after the earthquake and all the rest of the fuss I dug it out and gave it to Mr. Thornton . Then on the 27th came the next one , saying that Pax was getting tired of waiting for us and was going to start something . That came at one o'clock in the afternoon , and the fun began at three sharp . The whole observatory went on the blink . Say , there ai n't any doubt in your minds that it 's _ him _ , is there ? '' Von Koenitz looked cynically round the room .