two in the afternoon
And then , lulled by the sound of the waves at the base of the cliffs , he too sank into a deep , dreamless sleep . He never thought of sleeping beyond a couple of hours , but he had not counted on the effect of his extreme fatigue , and the sudden cessation of the constant strain the two had been under for nearly eighteen hours . So hour after hour went by and still they slept in the cozy and soft dryness of the hay , that has no equal as a bed for the truly weary . It was after two in the afternoon that something happened that roused them ; otherwise they might have slept until night , and indeed it was almost as dusk as night , for the fog which had lifted in the morning closed in thicker than ever , so that in the homes and offices of the city the gas lamps and jets were burning . Jim awoke with a start , utterly and absolutely bewildered . Where he was he could not guess ; his mind was a confused daze of fragments of events that had happened during the night of adventure and excitement . Then he came to himself and remembered how they came in this strange place .