one o'clock in the
morning
The girls laughed , their recent tears were forgotten , and they did justice to the doctor 's impromptu banquet . `` I shall have to ` wash up ' two of the cups and saucers , '' remarked the doctor , with a smile , `` or Lisbeth will hear of my party ; but I 'll do it to-morrow when the coast is clear . Meanwhile , I 'll lock them up in the cupboard , '' which he thereupon proceeded to do . `` I have greatly enjoyed your company , young ladies , but I can not honestly say that I hope you will come again at one o'clock in the morning . Now I 'm going to escort you back to bed . Go very quietly , so as not to wake anybody . '' Thus ended the girls ' search for the Hunters ' Brae ghost .