four o'clock
may
But Steve did n't deny the thing when one of the boys at the mine called him a whisky runner , and I thought it curious , because there 's a heavy penalty . I suppose he ca n't hear what we say ? '' `` He 's unconscious , but has fits of weak delirium . Three or four o'clock may mark the turning , and if he lives until daybreak I 'll feel hopeful . But do you imagine he did n't deny your workman 's charge because it was true ? '' `` I 'd have expected him to deny it whether it was true or not . That 's what puzzled me .