the first couple of hours
after midnight
`` But ... '' John hesitated . `` I do n't want to pry , but how can you be sure ? '' Gloria laughed . `` Well , I know what we did the first couple of hours after midnight . You tell him the rest , George . '' `` There is n't much else to tell , '' George said . `` After the ceremony I gave her a shot of the specific antiserum as soon as I could get her alone .