three o'clock in the morning
He relies on the note which M. Weber found in a volume of Shakespeare . The explosion is to take place to-night . '' `` At three o'clock in the morning ? '' `` At three o'clock in the morning -- that is to say , in less than a quarter of an hour . '' `` And do you propose to remain , Monsieur le Préfet ? '' `` What next , Sergeant ? Do you imagine that we are going to obey that gentleman 's fancies ? ''