three o’clock
Was there not such a thing as moral infidelity , and did not such exercises as he proposed partake of its nature ? Perhaps , perhaps . On the whole it might be well to put all this behind him . It was three o'clock , he was tired out , and must sleep . The morning would be a more fitting time to ponder such weighty questions of the unwritten matrimonial law . In due course , the morning came -- indeed , it was not far off -- and with it wiser counsels . Mary woke early and talked about the baby , which was teething ; indeed , so soon as the nurse was up she sent for it that the three of them might hold a consultation over a swollen gum .