Note 77 — EL CAPITÁN VENENO[4]
Reading edition
Serían las tres de la madrugada, It must have been about three A.M.: cf. Yo tendría diez años, I was about ten years old. This form in -ría (conditional) is made up of the infinitive of the verb and the endings of había, and so corresponds in meaning to the use of the future in such a case as ¿Qué hora será? What time do you suppose it is?