three o’clock
That 's about the way ` twas with me . '' `` Have your nephew and niece -- '' `` Um-hm . They hinted that my room was better than my company , and , take it by and large , I guess they was right for the present , anyhow . I set up till three o'clock thinkin ' it over , and then I decided to get out afore breakfast this mornin ' . I did n't wait for any good-bys . They 'd been said , or all I cared to hear '' -- Captain Elisha 's smile disappeared for an instant -- `` last evenin ' . The dose was sort of bitter , but it had the necessary effect .