a few minutes after three a.m.
He could make amends . The small hours of the morning are not perhaps the most suitable time for making amends , but Mr. Bennett was too remorseful to think of that . Do It Now had ever been his motto , so he started by ringing the bell for Webster . The same writers who would have screamed with joy at the chance of dilating on Mr. Bennett 's emotions would find a congenial task in describing the valet 's thought-processes when the bell roused him from a refreshing sleep at a few minutes after three a.m. However , by the time he entered his employer 's room he was his own calm self again . `` Good morning , sir , '' he remarked equably . `` I fear that it will be the matter of a few minutes to prepare your shaving water . I was not aware , '' said Webster in manly apology for having been found wanting , `` that you intended rising so early . ''