When time stopped

I was in the middle of preparing salad for lunch, when electricity went off. Hard boiled eggs even didn't start to boil and aria of Figaro on the radio stopped abruptly. It's the end of January and the day is without sunshine. So when electricity went off all lights went off as well. I moved a cutting board on the table by the window and continued cutting vegetables. "In worse case we are not going to have the eggs for lunch. It is not a big deal." I heard Henry's footsteps coming down from his office and then walking to the basement like a firebug with a hurricane lamp in his hand. He came back and Figaro was still silent. Also all clocks stopped. They registered time, when electricity went off. After about two minutes everything went back to normal. We ate our lunch and Henry remarked: "I will have to correct all clocks in the house." It's great to have a handyman in the house.