four in the morning
I shall certainly go and see him though , on Thursday ; something may come of it , one of these days . '' Zack was a careless guesser ; but , in this case , he guessed right . Something _ did _ come of it . When Zack reached Baregrove Square , it was four in the morning . The neighboring church clock struck the hour as he approached his own door . Immediately after parting with Mat , malicious Fate so ordained it that he passed one of those late -- or , to speak more correctly , early -- public-houses , which are open to customers during the `` small hours '' of the morning . He was parched with thirst ; and the hiccuping fit which had seized him in the company of his new friend had not yet subsided .