three in the morning
Hal asked the passing brakeman . `` More 'n an hour late , '' answered the trainman . `` Whew ! That means we wo n't get there until after three in the morning , '' muttered Hal . `` I wish we would n't get there until daylight , '' rejoined Noll . `` Then I 'd feel like dropping back for another nap . '' Nearly everyone else in the car was dozing , it being after midnight .