two o'clock
When the wind blows they whirl crazily about , filling the air and making a carpet underfoot . George came downstairs into the hotel office carrying a brown leather bag . His trunk was packed for departure . Since two o'clock he had been awake thinking of the journey he was about to take and wondering what he would find at the end of his journey . The boy who slept in the hotel office lay on a cot by the door . His mouth was open and he snored lustily . George crept past the cot and went out into the silent deserted main street .