three in the morning
If you do , he will sheer off ; and I want to see the ballast in that boat . '' Laud ran his craft up to the rocks on one side of the cove , where he could land from her ; but as it is eleven o'clock , the hour appointed for the regatta , we must return to the city . It was nine o'clock when Donald turned out on the day of the great regatta . He had returned at three in the morning , nearly exhausted by fatigue and anxiety . It was horrible to be suspected of a crime ; and bravely as he had carried himself , he was sorely worried . He talked the matter over with his mother and sister while he was eating his breakfast . `` Why should Laud Cavendish charge you with such a wicked deed ? ''