two o'clock
Oh ! nonsense , what would the son of a millionaire want of a grocery store in a little country town like this ? '' and he went into his boarding house to dinner . A few moments after two o'clock Strout could restrain his impatience no longer , and leaving his boarding house he walked over to the grocery store . Quite a number of the Mason 's Corner people were gathered in the Square , for to them an auction sale was as good as a show . Quincy had not arrived , and the Professor tried to quiet his nerves by walking up and down the platform and smoking a cigar . The crowd gradually increased , quite a number coming in teams from Montrose and from Eastborough Centre .