3 a.m.
See ! '' Blamed if it do n't look like he 'd made two close guesses . Honest , every one of them gobblers was staggerin ' ` round , bumpin ' against each other and runnin ' into the fence , with their tails spread and their long necks wavin ' absurd . A 3 a.m. bunch of New Year 's Eve booze punishers could n't have given a more scandalous exhibition . `` My word ! '' says Basil . Course , it 's up to me to produce an explanation .