two in the morning
A few more mouthfuls and with his small , icy , mirthless laugh , he added : `` I 've got one something like her at home . I keep her there . '' Culver decided to spend the night at the hotel . He hung round the hotel office until two in the morning , expecting and dreading Dumont 's reply to his telegram . But nothing came either for him or for Merriweather . `` Queer we do n't get word of some sort , is n't it ? '' said he to Merriweather the next morning , as the latter was leaving for the convention .