Thus the numbers of the last quarter read IX (9) - XI (11) - XII (12) - XII (12). Local rumour suggests that the person who paid for the clock to be made, was instructed by his wife that he had to be home from the pub by 10 o'clock.
Thus, the numbers of the last quarter are IX (9) - XI (11) - XII (12) - XII (12). Local gossip claims that the person who financed the clock's creation was told by his wife to be home from the pub no later than 10 o'clock.