four in the morning
She had found his satirical tongue , his keen eyes and his real or affected indifference to feminine wiles pleasantly stimulating . There was some fun in talking to Jim Dodge . But of late she had not been afforded the opportunity . Fanny had explained to Ellen that Jim was working terribly hard , often rising at three and four in the morning to work on his own farm , and putting in long days at the Bolton place . `` She seems to have most of the men in Brookville doing for her , '' Ellen had remarked coldly . Then the girls had exchanged cautious glances . `` There 's something awfully funny about her coming here , anyway , '' said Ellen .