four o'clock
We 've got so used to narrowing life down , that the first result of a little larger outlook is to make us dizzy . Now , you hurry up and get to bed . You 'll sleep it off . '' * * * * * The Boy woke at four o'clock , and after the match-light , by which he consulted his watch , had flickered out , he lay a long time staring at the dark . Silence still reigned supreme , when at last he got up , washed and dressed , and went downstairs . An irresistible restlessness had seized hold of him . He pulled on his furs , cautiously opened the door , and went out -- down , over the crisp new crust , to the river and back in the dimness , past the Fathers ' House to the settlement behind , then to the right towards the hillside .