four in the morning
Yes ; whatsoever had once been pure in him , whatsoever had once been generous , whatsoever had once been of noble aspiration , was now impure , and ungenerous , and ignoble . Above all else , he had lost that tenderness which is the top and crown of a strong man . He felt as if the world had lifted its hand against him , and as if he were ready and eager to strike back . They reached Penrith toward four in the morning , and then the carriage in which they traveled was shunted on to the branch line to await the first train toward Cockermouth . The day was breaking . From the window Paul Ritson could see vaguely the few ruins of the castle . That familiar object touched him strangely .