two o’clock in
the morning
At last he came forward prudently , like a suspicious cat . `` There were some fishermen there -- with fish , '' he said in a shaky voice . `` To sell fish -- you understand . '' ... It must have been then two o'clock in the morning -- a likely time for anybody to hawk fish about ! ` Jim , however , let the statement pass , and did not give it a single thought . Other matters occupied his mind , and besides he had neither seen nor heard anything . He contented himself by saying , `` Oh ! ''