about three a.m.
And how astounding was human existence ! He had an unsatisfactory night -- that is to say , in the matter of sleep . In respect of sagacity he rose richer than he had lain down . He had clearly perceived , about three a.m. , that he was moving too much in circles which were foreign to him , and which called him `` Jimmy . '' And at five a.m. , when the first workmen 's car woke bumpily the echoes of the morn , he had perceived that Mrs. Prockter 's plan for separating Emanuel and Helen by bringing them together was not a wise plan . Of course , Helen must not marry Emanuel Prockter . The notion of such a union was ludicrous .