three
o'clock in the morning
I did n't mean to be savage . '' His face had relaxed . Of course it was dreadful , this thing Nannie had done ; but it was not so dreadful as the thought that he had taken money intended for David Richie . When he had quieted her , and she was able to speak again , she told him just what she had done there in the dining-room at three o'clock in the morning . `` But did n't you know it was wrong ? '' he said ; `` that it was a criminal offense ! '' He could not keep the dismay out of his voice .