three o'clock
She was not going to faint ; she would make herself bear up . She was going to do something to get Moses out of this snare , -- but what ? At last they rose . `` It is past three o'clock , '' she heard one of them say . `` I say , Mo , '' said Atkinson , `` you must make tracks for home , or you wo n't be in bed when Mother Pennel calls you . '' The men all laughed at this joke , as they turned to go on board the schooner . When they were gone , Moses threw himself down and hid his face in his hands .