two in the morning
He came out of the library for meals , of course . But he took very little notice of anything that passed at the family board , and read nearly the whole time , occasionally saying something forcible to himself . Indeed , he never conversed with his family unless deprived of his book . This occurred on the occasion when Sally carried the momentous news of her mother 's intended marriage to Ladbroke Grove Road , the second day after they had talked till two in the morning . Matrimony was canvassed and discussed in all its aspects , and the particular case riddled and sifted , and elucidated from every point of the compass , without the Professor being the least aware that anything unusual was afoot , until Grotefend got in the mayonnaise sauce . `` Take your master 's book away , Jenkins , '' said the lady of the house . And Jenkins , the tender-hearted parlourmaid , allowed master to keep hold just to the end of the sentence .