four o'clock in the morning
The cold was intense , but the sun glorious , while the clear blue sky looked as if it had never heard of snow . In a word , the weather was now magnificent , and , but for the real evidence Upon the country-side , no one would ever have believed such a cheery , good-natured fellow guilty of a raging blizzard . But the snow lay thick upon the ground , and it was freezing hard . `` We can get there all right , '' said Jonah , `` but I do n't see the car coming back at four o'clock in the morning . No , thanks , I ` Il have marmalade . '' `` There 's almost a full moon , '' said I. `` I know , '' said Berry , `` but the banjo 's being painted . '' `` We 'd better stop at the inn at Steeple Abbas , '' said Jonah .