seven in the morning
Things like this were always happening , but matters reached a climax when it came to the dog . It was n't a large dog , but it was a tiresome one . It got up early in the morning and barked . Now we all know that early rising is a good thing and honorable among all men , but it is something that ought to be done quietly , out of regard to the weaker vessels ; and a dog that barks between five and seven in the morning , continuously , certainly ought to be suppressed , even if it be necessary to use force . Everybody agreed with the Biltons about that , -- everybody except the Giltons themselves , who , by some one of nature 's freaks , did n't mind it . Mrs. Bilton often said she wished Mrs. Gilton could be a light sleeper for a week and see what it was like . So , too , everybody thought that Mr. Bilton had right on his side when he complained that this same dog came into his yard , being apparently indifferent to any coolness between the estate owners , and ran over a bed of geraniums and one thing and another , that was the small Bilton offset to the Gilton bench and ball .