four A.M.
In the hedge , on the opposite side of the road , sat a very small boy bunched up into an odd little heap , out of which looked a long sharp little face and a pair of black eyes as sharp as gimlets and as bright as a rat 's , and beside him sat a big black cat busy on its toilet , which it interrupted in order to eye the ladies keenly when they appeared . `` Now , see you here , my son , '' they heard from the other side of the broad tweed back , `` if you do n't make it fine for the next thirty days you and I will have words together . If you want it to rain , let it rain in the night . Not a drop after four A.M. , you understand . If you turn it on after four in the morning there 'll be another rupture of diplomatic relations between you and me , same as there was last night . '' The small boy 's beady eyes twinkled , and he squeaked a few words in Sarkese . `` You have the advantage of me , Johnnie .