four o'clock
in the morning
said the man . `` I thought you did n't have any home to go to . '' Jurgis went outside . It was four o'clock in the morning , and as black as night . There were three or four inches of fresh snow on the ground , and the flakes were falling thick and fast . He turned toward Aniele 's and started at a run . There was a light burning in the kitchen window and the blinds were drawn .