one o'clock
`` This is the life ! '' he breathed fondly a few minutes later . Then the sandman bagged Cateye for three solid hours of sleep . It must have been one o'clock or after when Cateye awoke . At any rate it was late , -- very late , and Cateye was so sleepy , -- but what was that peculiar sound ? Cateye came to his senses like a flash and sat bolt upright in bed . The moon was casting a pale , white shadow into the room and the air was noticeably chilly .