one o’clock in the morning
With us , it is at once , or never . Come , gentlemen , supper ! '' And , slipping away from Gaston , Marguerite made him sit on her right at table , me on her left , then called to Nanine : `` Before you sit down , tell them in the kitchen not to open to anybody if there is a ring . '' This order was given at one o'clock in the morning . We laughed , drank , and ate freely at this supper . In a short while mirth had reached its last limit , and the words that seem funny to a certain class of people , words that degrade the mouth that utters them , were heard from time to time , amidst the applause of Nanine , of Prudence , and of Marguerite . Gaston was thoroughly amused ; he was a very good sort of fellow , but somewhat spoiled by the habits of his youth .