four o'clock
`` An ' there was _ you _ , mother , on the stairs -- kneelin ' ! '' `` Guess you had a dream , did n't you ? '' `` No , I did n't . '' `` What 'd I be kneelin ' on the stairs for , at four o'clock in the mornin ' , I should like to know ? '' `` It looked like you was brushin ' 'em down . '' '' _ Me _ brushin ' down _ Snyder 's _ stairs ! Well , now what do you think o ' that ? ''