Early in the morning, about six o'clock
He wanted me . He did n't want to go back alone to that hotel . So I kept him . Early in the morning , about six o'clock , I cooked his breakfast and ate it with him and kissed him good-by . '' She made a sudden savage gesture of impatience . `` I did n't mean to make it sound like that . That sounds noble and self-sacrificial and sickening .