three o'clock
Oh , God , teach me how to be good to her , and help me make her as happy as she deserves . '' At two o'clock he lay on his bed , staring into the darkness , thinking again the soft shy words she had whispered to him . And he flung his arms out toward his closed door , wanting her . At three o'clock he dropped lightly asleep and dreamed of her . With the first pale streaks of daylight stealing into his room , he awoke . It was after four o'clock . A little later , -- just a few minutes later , -- he heard a light tap on his door .