The clock shows 2:45 am.Sharp noises accentuate the enforced silence in the room and the mounting paranoia and fear in Mildred""s mind: a pencil sharpener, footsteps, whistling, the cracking sound of a sharply-opened newspaper.But he falls off while stroking with the sharp razor and nearly cuts himself.He tilts the hand mirror so that it is parallel with the floor, and then reclines back across the chair to finish shaving.Frolicking and tap-spinning together, again side by side, they become more and more playful with each other, not just imitating each other but performing for each other.He mentioned that one of their ships, theCastilian, wouldn""t sail because the cargo business was drying up due to the Depression.