THREE o’clock
They began to talk of sending for a medical adviser ; but hardly was our hero 's head upon the pillow than he set to snoring , so loudly and so heartily that the landlord judged the succour of science useless , and everybody considerately withdrew . IV . The First Lying in Wait . THREE o'clock was striking by the Government clock when Tartarin awoke . He had slept all the evening , night , and morning , and even a goodish piece of the afternoon . It must be granted , though , that in the last three days the red fez had caught it pretty hot and lively ! Our hero 's first thought on opening his eyes was , `` I am in the land of the lions ! ''