morning in November, about ten o'clock
An ' then he 'll get down on his knees and whimper , and beg me to tell um where I 've hid it . He 's just gone plum crazy . Sometimes he has regular fits , he gets so mad , and rolls on the floor and scratches himself . '' One morning in November , about ten o'clock , Trina pasted a `` Made in France '' label on the bottom of a Noah 's ark , and leaned back in her chair with a long sigh of relief . She had just finished a large Christmas order for Uncle Oelbermann , and there was nothing else she could do that morning . The bed had not yet been made , nor had the breakfast things been washed . Trina hesitated for a moment , then put her chin in the air indifferently .