four o'clock
About midnight the rain began to fall in torrents , and the wind howled fearfully . But the storm lasted only a couple of hours , and at three o'clock in the morning the wind came fresh from the westward , and the sky was clear . The change knocked down the sea , and made a fair wind for Belfast . Tom Barkesdale went to the hotel for Mrs. Montague and Grace , and at four o'clock the Skylark sailed . She made a comfortable passage of it , and reached the town in three hours . Mr. Montague 's clothes had been dried , and he was dressed . His carriage was sent for , and he was conveyed to his elegant mansion .