two o'clock
This is real comfort ! Do n't you think I 'd make some woman a fine husband ? I 'm no slouch as a provider , am I ? '' It was after two o'clock when Artful Dick Cronk whispered good night and slipped out into the hall . He carried with him all the plates , cutlery and remnants of the midnight feast , having remarked in advance that a careful operator never left anything `` half finished . '' It was his purpose to restore every article except the food , to the place from which he had taken it . He and David chuckled joyously over the fresh amazement of Aunt Fanny in the morning ; she had been living in a state of dread for three appalling days , as it was .