two o'clock in the morning
`` Now go off to bed . '' `` Good night , '' said Griselda , `` and thank you , and please do n't forget to let me know when you 've considered . '' `` Cuckoo , cuckoo , '' was her little friend 's reply . Griselda thought it was meant for good night , but the fact of the matter was that at that exact second of time it was two o'clock in the morning . She made her way back to bed . She had been standing some time talking to the cuckoo , but , though it was now well on in November , she did not feel the least cold , nor sleepy ! She felt as happy and light-hearted as possible , and she wished it was morning , that she might get up .