two o'clock
I 'm right there with the Missouri stuff . He has to go clear back to first principles every time he makes a statement , and work up to it gradual . Course , I was keepin ' him jollied along too , and while it must have been sort of hopeless at the start , inoculatin ' a cauliflower like mine with higher chemistry , I fin ` lly showed one or two gleams that encouraged him to keep on . Anyway , we hammered away at the subject , only stoppin ' to make coffee and sandwiches , until near two o'clock in the mornin ' . `` Help ! '' says I , glancin ' at the nickel alarm clock . `` My head feels like a stuffed sausage .