one o'clock
It may not have been comfortable , but it was evidently endurable , for it is a fact that they did not leave that woodshed for over an hour . Then they betook themselves to the darkest corner of the side porch , -- and history repeated itself once more ! At twelve , Jerry went up-stairs to bed , his lips tingling with the fervent tenderness of her parting kiss . At one o'clock , he stood at his window , looking soberly out into the moonlit parsonage yard . `` She is an angel , a pure , sweet , unselfish little angel , '' he whispered , and his voice was broken , and his eyes were wet , `` and she is going to be my wife ! Oh , God , teach me how to be good to her , and help me make her as happy as she deserves . '' At two o'clock he lay on his bed , staring into the darkness , thinking again the soft shy words she had whispered to him .