three in the morning
He could n't help anybody much -- more was the pity . He had his own three children -- and you could be a Doane without having money to help with -- though some people did n't get that through their heads . Things used to be different with the Doanes . When the tide 's in and you awake at three in the morning it all gets a good deal like the sea -- at least with Joe Doane it did now . His grandfather , Ebenezer Doane , the whaling captain -- In -- Out -- Silas Doane -- a fleet of vessels off the Grand Banks -- In -- Out -- All the Doanes . They had helped make the Cape , but -- In -- Out -- Suddenly Joe laughed . `` What are you _ laughing _ at ? ''