two in the morning
In another corner , a gentleman of shy and retiring manners converted `` radiant energy into sonorous vibrations '' -- themselves converted into sonorous poppings by waiters and champagne bottles at the supper table . In the centre of the room , the hostess solved the serious problem of diet ; viewed as a method of assisting tadpoles to develop themselves into frogs -- with such cheering results that these last lively beings joined the guests on the carpet , and gratified intelligent curiosity by explorations on the stairs . Within the space of one remarkable evening , three hundred illustrious people were charmed , surprised , instructed , and amused ; and when Science went home , it left a conversazione -LRB- for once -RRB- with its stomach well filled . At two in the morning , Mrs. Gallilee sat down in the empty room , and said to the learned friend who lived with her , `` At last , I 'm a happy woman ! '' THE END .