three o'clock
Was it a presentiment of coming evil that made him so unusually restless ? At all events , the hours , which were wont to be fleet-footed , passed with unusual slowness , and he found himself longing for the return of his young friend . `` I do n't know what has got into me to-day , '' said Melville to himself . `` It 's only three o'clock , yet the day seems very long . I wish Herbert would return . I feel uneasy . I do n't know why .