two A.M.
`` It is very nice , Uncle , and I 'm not sure I may n't want another three months of it when the first are gone , '' she whispered to Dr. Alec as he stood watching the dance she was leading with Charlie in the long hall after supper . `` Steady , my lass , steady , and remember that you are not really a butterfly but a mortal girl with a head that will ache tomorrow , '' he answered , watching the flushed and smiling face before him . `` I almost wish there was n't any tomorrow , but that tonight would last forever it is so pleasant , and everyone so kind , '' she said with a little sigh of happiness as she gathered up her fleecy skirts like a white bird pluming itself for flight . `` I 'll ask your opinion about that at two A.M. , '' began her uncle with a warning nod . `` I 'll give it honestly , '' was all Rose had time to say before Charlie swept her away into the particolored cloud before them . `` It 's no use , Alec train a girl as wisely as you choose , she will break loose when the time comes and go in for pleasure as eagerly as the most frivolous , for `` tis their nature to , ' '' said Uncle Mac , keeping time to the music as if he would not mind `` going in '' for a bit of pleasure himself . `` My girl shall taste and try , but unless I 'm much mistaken , a little bit of it will satisfy her .