four in the morning
`` I 'll go to her at once . '' `` I 'd dress first . Aileen Lawton is with her . '' Gora knew that Alexina had gone out at four in the morning and returned half an hour since , but the cat in her was of the tiger variety and never descended to small game . `` Oh , of course ! '' Mortimer gave a groan of resignation as he hunted out a pair of black socks . `` I like Aileen well enough , but she has altogether too much influence over Alexina .