7 A.M.
No such thing , sir ! Professor Frowenfeld , allow me '' -LRB- a classic oath -RRB- `` to say to your face , sir , that you are the most brilliant and the most valuable man -- of your years -- in afflicted Louisiana ! Ha ! '' -LRB- reading :-RRB- '' ` Morning observation ; Cathedral clock , 7 A.M. Thermometer 70 degrees . ' Ha ! ` Hygrometer l5 ' -- but this is not to-day 's weather ? Ah !