a quarter to three
But the wine only served to excite his imagination still more . On returning home he threw himself upon his bed without undressing , and fell into a deep sleep . When he woke up it was already night , and the moon was shining into the room . He looked at his watch : it was a quarter to three . Sleep had left him ; he sat down upon his bed , and thought of the funeral of the old Countess . At that moment somebody in the street looked in at his window and immediately passed on again . Hermann paid no attention to this incident .