4:17
Then he exploded with laughter . By jing , of course . They would have to know what time the baby was conceived . So all over Mert , in thousands of homes , there were clocks in the bedrooms , clocks in the ceilings , and wives peering anxiously upward murmured sweetly in their husbands ' ears : 4:17 , darling , 4:17 and a half ... . The roar of his mirth brought Dolly floundering in from the other room . Travis sprang from the bed . `` Listen , son , '' he bellowed , `` luck be damned !