three o'clock
Lionel , sorry the evening was over , retired to his room ; then Hubert Airlie went to Lord Earle and asked if he might speak with him for ten minutes . `` Will it not do tomorrow ? '' inquired Ronald , smiling , as he held up his watch . `` See , it is past three o'clock . '' `` No , '' replied Lord Airlie ; `` I could not pass another night in suspense . '' `` Come with me , then , '' said the master of Earlescourt , as he led the way to the library , where the lamps were still alight . `` Now , what is it ? ''