three o'clock in the
morning
We had not taken a direct road back ; so I was stuck in a lonesome , woody place , no houses about . I got chilly and made a fire , and was putting in the time comfortably enough , when this old party steps up . He was in shabby evening clothes and a top hat , and had on his usual white gloves . How he got there , at three o'clock in the morning , miles from any town or railway , I 'll leave it to you to figure out . _ He _ surely had no car . When I saw him coming up to the fire , I disliked him . He had a silly , apologetic walk .