About five in the morning
He said if the water lies all about on the top of the ceiling , it breaks it down , but if you make holes the water will only come through the holes and you can put pails under the holes to catch it . ' So we made nine holes in the ceiling with the poker , and put pails , baths and tubs under , and now there was not so much water on the floor . But we had to keep on working like niggers , and Mrs Pettigrew and Alice worked the same . About five in the morning the rain stopped ; about seven the water did not come in so fast , and presently it only dripped slowly . Our task was done . This is the only time I was ever up all night . I wish it happened oftener .