two in the morning
Do come at once , or I shall begin to feel lonely . '' So Lesley went . She had to look at the wedding-cake , the wedding-gown , the simple little breakfast table . She sat up with Ethel until two in the morning , helping her to pack up her things , and listening to her praises of Oliver . That was the worst of it . Ethel _ would _ talk of Oliver , _ would _ descant on his perfections , and , above all , on his love for her . It was very natural talk on Ethel 's part , but it was indescribably painful and humiliating to Lesley .