one o’clock in the morning
`` There we are ! It 's as simple as shelling peas . Only , what surprises me is that he was able to get away so easily . '' `` I will ask you to observe , monsieur le prefet , that , being absolute master of the house from one o'clock in the morning , he had until five o'clock to prepare his flight . '' `` And that flight took place ... ? '' `` Over the roofs . At that spot the houses in the next street , the Rue de la Glaciere , are quite near and there is only one break in the roofs , about three yards wide , with a drop of one yard in height . ''