early in the morning, about
three o'clock
There were no wild animals , no animals at all , except a dog or two and some small cattle . Phillips was a lover and therefore a prey to anxiety ; but he was a healthy young man and had worked hard all day . He turned into his berth and went to sleep at once . Very early in the morning , about three o'clock , he awoke . Nor , for all his twistings and turnings , would sleep come to him again . His imagination , picturing a hundred impossible dangers for the Queen , tormented him . Suddenly he remembered the torn envelope which lay in his pocket .