about two o'clock
And it 's my fault for leaving you -- I HAD to go or I would n't have -- I -- '' `` Where 'd you hear about it ? '' he asked , shortly . `` I have n't been to bed , '' she answered . `` Grandfather and I were up all night at Uncle Jonas 's , and Colonel Flitcroft came about two o'clock , and he told us . '' `` Did he tell you about Norbert ? '' `` Yes -- a great deal . '' She poured coffee into a cup from a pot on the stove , brought it to him , then placing some thin slices of bread upon a gridiron , began to toast them over the hot coals .