two o'clock in the morning
It was a grand sight while it lasted , but in twenty minutes nothing was left save a few blackened beams and smoldering heaps of ashes . `` That ends the fireworks , '' said Jeffries . `` We may as well be moving along . It 's past two o'clock in the morning . '' He drew a second pair of handcuffs from his pocket , and to Ned 's wrath and indignation , clapped them suddenly on Bug 's wrists . Ned was the only one who showed any surprise at the constable 's action , and quite naturally , since he alone was acquainted with all the facts in the case . Hocker had already taken Moxley to the boat and seated him ; the ruffian had lost his defiant manner , and was cowed and sullen .