two o'clock in the morning
gasped Luke , in the midst of his laughter . `` No . The pig that I was telling you about , '' said the small girl . `` And Mrs. Bogert says that the next time Bogert goes to the lodge and stays till two o'clock in the morning , she 's going home to her mother and take the children with her , '' and Tess ended this budget of news almost breathless . Ruth had to laugh , too , although she did not approve of the children carrying such gossip . `` I should know you had called upon Miss Ann Titus , '' she observed . `` I hope you did n't hear anything worse than this . ''