three o'clock
The husky breathing continued by her side and the hours grew longer . Oh , for the morning ! What would the morrow bring ? She had promised May to awaken her at three o'clock , but she looked so serene sleeping with a smile on her lips , that Beth only kissed her softly and went back to her place . Her father had fallen asleep , and it was an hour later that she heard a gentle step beside her , and May looked at her reproachfully . She went to her room and left May to watch . There was a box on her table that her father had left before he went out that evening , and then she remembered that it was Christmas morning .