But the glare is already so bright, I can read the courthouse clock.

It seemed when the first stroke of nine banged from the big courthouse clock all the lights were on and business humming in the shops.

Charles Halloway judged the courthouse clock, adjusted his wrist watch, cigar in mouth.

Now he could only read the numerals on the courthouse clock and speak to it, while the boys below, listened.

"It's gettin' on to four," he said, which was intriguing, as the courthouse clock must have struck the hour at least twice.

Douglas talked swiftly, nervously, not looking at her, listening only to the courthouse clock strike the afternoon hours.

He was staring at Lummox when the courthouse clock sounded the hour.

It lacked no more than three or four minutes of noon; soon the courthouse clock would begin to chime the hour.

A glance at the courthouse clock told me that Gertrude was, at this moment, attending church services.

Jack got there shortly after the courthouse clock struck noon, and went into the True Value hardware store.