ten o'clock at night
My friend 's face and figure gradually lost all appearance of fatigue . His eyes sharpened and glared at us over the receiver as he listened and said `` yes '' with exasperating reiteration . His wife signalled dolefully to me that it was probably a bird 's - eye view , and she 'd never get him up in the morning to catch the seven o'clock . It occurred to me at the time that bird 's - eye views are not usually ordered at ten o'clock at night ; but I was too absorbed in watching my friend 's expression of bewilderment , doubt , delight and anticipation in rapid succession , and I did no more than shrug . At length he smiled broadly , remarked , `` Right . I 'll get busy . See you later , Jimmy .