"Quelle heure est-il?' Jack finally inquired. The 'Scot' without pausing to wonder why a maréchal-ferrant would need to know the time went once again into the ceremony of withdrawing his pocket-watch, getting the lid open, and reading it. In order to do this he had to turn its face towards the fire, and then he had to twist himself around so that he could see it. Jack waited patiently for this to occur, and then just as the 'Scot' was lisping out something involving sept Jack whipped the chain out of the fire and got it round his neck.