five o'clock in the morning
exclaimed Alice suddenly , throwing off her retrospective mood and smiling again . `` Was it yours or Bert 's ? '' `` I confess I did it with my little hatchet , '' answered Frank ; `` I coaxed Bert to do it . We had to take the train at five o'clock in the morning and have coffee and rolls at the station for breakfast and pie and sandwiches for dinner . '' `` And all to surprise one poor little schoolma'am and break up her school , '' put in Alice ; `` was it worth all that annoyance ? '' `` Up to the present moment , '' answered Frank , `` I must honestly say it was . This drive and the mill I consider cheap at any price . ''