about two
o’clock
There 's been mischief done here and I do n't intend to have any nonsense about it from you . Well -- ? '' He was clearly suffering , but in my anger at the sight of the wreck of the room I grasped his shoulder and shook him roughly . `` It was early this morning , '' he faltered , `` about two o'clock , I heard noises in the lower part of the house . I came down thinking likely it was you , and remembering that you had been sick yesterday -- '' `` Yes , go on . '' The thought of my truancy was no balm to my conscience just then . `` As I came into the hall , I saw lights in the library .