eleven o'clock in the evening
After drinking , his companions used every effort to make themselves agreeable , and showed him over the extensive grounds , strolled through the shady avenue on the Levee with him , and then , as the day was warm , declared themselves thirsty , and proposed that Arthur should treat them . He eagerly assented , and for the first time in his life marched boldly into the bar-room , and ordered three strong drinks , all of the same description . Then a military company arrived , and the excitement of the drill , the sound of the martial music , and the fresh uniform of the soldiers , combined with the noise and bustle of railroad travel , and the crowd of lookers on , seemed to dispel all remembrance of Sunday , and the whole afternoon passed in this way , in what then seemed real enjoyment . It was eleven o'clock in the evening when , heated and dizzy from the wine they had drunk , Arthur and Charley took their seats in the cars for home ; with Mr. Clinton heavily reclining between them . They were a noisy trio , though an experienced eye might have detected readily that Clinton pretended to be much more intoxicated than he really was . When the cars arrived at St. Joseph-street he alighted , bidding his two friends a hearty good night , and saying , as he shook Arthur 's hand : `` Hope to see you soon again , Pratt , -LSB- hic -RSB- -- from this day for -LSB- hic -RSB- ward , consider me one of you . '' And , with a stagger which threatened a fall , he left the cars , and disappeared round the corner .