about an hour after noon
Nor could even this be done without rigid laws as to the payment of ready money . Herr Vossner had never more been heard of , but the bills which Vossner had left unpaid were held to be good against the club , whereas every note of hand which he had taken from the members was left in the possession of Mr. Flatfleece . Of course there was sorrow and trouble at the Beargarden ; but still the institution had become so absolutely necessary to its members that it had been reopened under a new management . No one had felt this need more strongly during every hour of the day , -- of the day as he counted his days , rising as he did about an hour after noon and going to bed three or four hours after midnight , -- than did Dolly Longestaffe . The Beargarden had become so much to him that he had begun to doubt whether life would be even possible without such a resort for his hours . But now the club was again open , and Dolly could have his dinner and his bottle of wine with the luxury to which he was accustomed . But at this time he was almost mad with the sense of injury .