three in the morning
`` Then go to sleep , '' said Tom . `` I take a leetle nap , too , '' said Hans , and soon both were slumbering , leaving Tom and Fred on guard . They wished they had a fire -- it would make things more cheerful -- but they did not dare to indulge themselves , for fear their enemies might see the light . By the time it was three in the morning , even Fred could hold out no longer . He dropped off , leaving Tom to keep the vigil by himself . But soon Songbird started up . `` Have they come back , Tom ? ''