three
o'clock in the morning
A fire was made in the cook-room , which heated the cabin when the door was open . The doctor prescribed for his patient , and he was soon made more comfortable . About midnight the rain began to fall in torrents , and the wind howled fearfully . But the storm lasted only a couple of hours , and at three o'clock in the morning the wind came fresh from the westward , and the sky was clear . The change knocked down the sea , and made a fair wind for Belfast . Tom Barkesdale went to the hotel for Mrs. Montague and Grace , and at four o'clock the Skylark sailed . She made a comfortable passage of it , and reached the town in three hours .