three
o'clock in the morning
If I hear any news of Jack , you may be sure that I shall let you know . Now , good-night , good-bye and a speedy recovery . _ '' In reading through his letter , Eric could not help feeling that , where he had sown decorum , a certain intimacy had shot up . But at three o'clock in the morning he could not bother about that . In the first drowsy moments after waking , Eric realized that he was starting at a disadvantage . It was half-past ten . He had therefore missed breakfast , disorganized the housemaids ' programme for the day and made himself too late to accompany his mother to church .