three
o'clock in the morning
`` I could not sleep , '' replied the other , in so mild a tone that she took courage . `` Come into my room . I wish to speak to you . '' He did not ask her where she had been , or to explain why , at three o'clock in the morning , she was dressed for the street , and she felt it necessary to offer some explanation . `` You wonder why I am dressed ? '' she said . `` I heard a great noise in the street , and went out to see -- '' `` What does it matter ? ''