two o'clock in the
morning
`` The day of the month is the first of March . '' `` The first of March , Percy , is Francis Raven 's birthday . '' I try to look as if I was interested -- and do n't succeed . `` Francis was born , '' Mrs. Fairbank proceeds gravely , `` at two o'clock in the morning . '' I begin to wonder whether my wife 's intellect is going the way of the landlord 's intellect . `` Is that all ? '' I ask .