half past two
` It would be a bit of all right not knowing what time it was in the morning . I suppose the next thing will be that we 'll have to buy a new clock . ' He woke several times during the night and struck a match to see if it was yet time to get up . At half past two the clock was still going and he again fell asleep . The next time he work up the ticking had ceased . He wondered what time it was ? It was still very dark , but that was nothing to go by , because it was always dark at six now .