three o'clock
And as for the rest of it , what is called a career , a future , that was clear ; Volodya would go into the army or the telegraph service , or he would go into a chemist 's shop and work his way up till he was a dispenser ... . There were lots of callings . An hour or two passed , and he was still sitting and thinking ... . Towards three o'clock , when it was beginning to get light , the door creaked cautiously and his _ maman _ came into the room . `` Are n't you asleep ? '' she asked , yawning . `` Go to sleep ; I have only come in for a minute ... .