three o'clock
`` I really did it ? '' `` You sat in that very chair where you are sitting now and ate poached eggs , while she stood opposite to you and said her nine times table . At the end of it , seeing you had gone to sleep yourself , I persuaded her to go to bed . It was three o'clock , and we thought you would not mind . '' Miss Greene drew up a chair , and , with her elbows on the table , looked across at Mr. Korner . Decidedly there was a twinkle in the eyes of Mrs. Korner 's bosom friend . `` You 'll never do it again , '' suggested Miss Greene .