nearly one in
the morning
cried the young captain . `` I want to hear all about what dad and Uncle Tom and Uncle Sam have been doing in France . '' `` If we started to give you all the details we would n't get to bed to-night , '' said his Uncle Tom , with a grin . They had already been talking for quite a while , and the clock hands pointed to nearly one in the morning . `` Oh , well , this is a red-letter night , Dad , '' broke out Randy . `` Such a coming together may not happen again in a lifetime , '' added his twin . Then the older Rovers told of many of their adventures , both while in camp in France and during the time they had been on the firing line .