three o'clock
The whole colony waited . It grew hotter and hotter ; flies buzzed in and out of the open doorways , children fretted and shouted in the shade . Susan had seen no drinking the night before ; but now she saw more than one tragedy . The meeting at three o'clock ended in a more grim determination than ever ; the men began to seem ugly . Sunset brought a hundred odors of food , and unbearable heat . `` I 've got to walk some of this off , '' said Billy , restlessly , just before dark . `` Come on up and see the cabbage gardens ! ''