about two o'clock
Well , after he 'd apologized a couple o ' chapters she told him ` at she was nearly through with the book , an ' if he 'd come up to the house after supper she 'd be glad to let him take it . After supper up he went to the house an ' sent ol' Mellisse in for it . When he got it he went back to the cook-shack an ' stayed up all night readin ' it . One of the boys what got in about two o'clock said ` at he was just about half through with it the second time when he came along . Books is the same as opium to some folks . After that Barbie used to send him down books purty often , an ' he used to get a world of comfort out of 'em . One afternoon when Dick was cookin ' up a stew Jabez came out an ' sat on a cracker-box talkin ' to him .