Something Wicked This Way Comes Chapter 14 Summary

Dad's voice repeats: "Three," and Will is afraid.
The scene shifts to Charles sitting on his bed pondering the significance of three in the morning. He concludes that this time of the night is "living death."
Charles's wife stirs and calls his name, but does not wake up. She smiles in her sleep while Charles removes his shoes.
Charles feels remote from Will; he imagines that his wife could never feel this detachment from their son, since she is the one who actually gave birth to him.
Charles muses that, because women can become pregnant, they are similar to clocks – capable of shaping eternity. This, he concludes, is what leaves men sleepless in the night.
Charles's wife stirs and asks if he is all right. Charles does not answer.