about five in the morning
He knew that though his father might fear his wife most , yet he loved Smiler best . At length he took that courage from a glass of brandy which he ought to have taken from a hearty repentance , and he resolved to pursue his journey . He was obliged to leave his watch and silver buckles in pawn for a little old hack , which was nothing but skin and bone , and would hardly trot three miles an hour . He knocked at his father 's door about five in the morning . The family were all up . He asked the boy who opened the door how his mother was ? `` She is dead , '' said the boy ; `` she died yesterday afternoon . ''