four o'clock in the morning
pray stop , '' exclaimed Madame Deberle ; `` I must show you my son . '' The semi-circle round the fireplace was increasing in size . The ladies were all gossiping at the same time . One of them declared that she was completely broken down , as for five days she had not gone to bed till four o'clock in the morning . Another indulged in a diatribe against wet nurses ; she could no longer find one who was honest . Next the conversation fell on dressmakers . Madame Deberle affirmed no woman tailor could fit you properly ; a man was requisite .