half past
three
exclaimed Addison . `` It is n't night yet , I know ! '' And he hastily took out Theodora 's watch , which she had intrusted to him to carry that day , so that we should know when to start for home . `` It 's only half past three , and the sun does n't set now till after seven o'clock . '' We hammered at the ledge again for a while ; but still it grew darker . `` Well , this beats me ! '' Addison exclaimed ; and again he surveyed the sky .