four o'clock in the morning
`` The festivities were all over soon after eleven , '' he said stiffly . `` But perhaps you are accustomed to early hours ? '' `` Perhaps I am , '' said the old lady ; she seemed more amused than abashed by Peter 's dignity of demeanour . `` At any rate , I like my beauty sleep to be undisturbed ; more especially in the country , where there are so many noises to wake one up from four o'clock in the morning onwards . '' `` I have always understood , '' said Peter , who inherited his father 's respect for platitudes , `` that the country was much quieter than the town . I suppose you live in a town ? '' `` I suppose I do , '' said the old lady .