three o'clock
_ Winter 's Tale _ . Of course , the night was entirely sleepless after such , a day . I was over-tired , and the coffee would have been fatal to rest in any case . I tossed about restlessly till three o'clock , and then fell into a heavy sleep . The sun was shining into the room , and I heard the voices of people on the lawn when I awoke . When I went down , after a hurried and nervous half-hour of dressing , I found the morning , apparently , half gone , and the breakfast-table cleared . Mary Leighton , with a croquet mallet in her hand , was following Kilian through the hall to get a drink of water .