four o'clock
As they stood breathless a report like the ripping of a battery burst over their heads , a blast shook the heavy car and howled shrilly away . Sleep was out of the question . Gertrude looked at her watch . It was four o'clock . The two dressed and sat together till daylight . When morning broke , dark and gray , the storm had passed and out of the leaden sky a drizzle of rain was falling . Beside the car men were moving .