midnight
Ha ! Gr-r-r-up ! '' That night he repeatedly entreated his wife `` not to be a fool , Jane , '' and she as repeatedly replied , `` Yes , dear . '' Long after midnight he awoke her by roaring violently from the very interior depths of a dream , `` Cheek of the fellow ! Pup ! Gr-r-r-up ! '' At breakfast on the following morning he suggested to his wife and elder daughter that they should visit his office later on in the day -- `` You have never seen it , Nora , '' said he , `` and you ought to have a look at the den where your poor old daddy spends his time grinding dress material for his family from the faces of the poor .