quarter past one
It must be past one o'clock now and yet hear those men yell down there in the bar-room . I 'm going to see what time it is . '' Fred climbed out of bed and striking a match looked at his watch . `` It 's quarter past one , '' he said , but the sound which came from John did not indicate that he was specially interested in the report of the watch . Fred looked out of the window and saw that the storm long since had passed . The air was cool and fresh and had it not been for the uproar in the hotel the night would have been an ideal one . Before he rejoined his companion Fred replaced the chair so that it barred the opening of the door .