five o'clock in the morning
With much difficulty Anthony retained a scanty breech-clout of dignity . `` Now that 's a _ slight _ exaggeration . You know _ darn well _ I sold an essay to The Florentine -- and it attracted a lot of attention considering the circulation of The Florentine . And what 's more , Gloria , you know I sat up till five o'clock in the morning finishing it . '' She lapsed into silence , giving him rope . And if he had not hanged himself he had certainly come to the end of it . `` At least , '' he concluded feebly , `` I 'm perfectly willing to be a war correspondent . ''