three o’clock in the morning
About a twelvemonth ago -- I 'm sure its not far short of it -- I took to notice that the light in Mr. Hamish 's chamber was n't put out so soon as it was in the other rooms . So , one night , when I was half-crazy with that face-ache -- you remember my having it , Miss Constance ? -- and knew I should n't get to sleep , if I lay down , I thought I 'd just see how long he kept it in . Would you believe , Miss Constance , that at three o'clock in the morning his light was still burning ? '' `` Well , '' said Constance , feeling the tale was not half told . `` I thought , what on earth could he be after ? I might have feared that he had got into bed and left it alight by mistake , but that I saw his shadow once or twice pass the blind .