about two o'clock
They told him at the tavern I 'd gone away , up to Washington to consult the President about something , but that I 'd be back in two days . I never saw a man look so white as he did when he rode past the place where I was hiding , on his way back home . I hung around the post-office all day , knowing just as sure as shootin ' that he 'd write to the nigger , wherever he was . Sure enough , about two o'clock up comes the darky that had admitted me the day before , bringing a couple of letters . `` He stuck 'em in his pocket while he hitched his horse to the rack . I bumped into him accidental-like . ` Nough said .