seven o'clock
The more he reflected on the exorbitant demand of the Quaint Club -- and so _ suddenly _ exorbitant , and enforced by such an impudent sort of quiet pertinacity -- the more he saw to corroborate -- had that occurred to him as necessary -- the alarming intelligence of M'Do 'em . Mr. Gammon concealed much of his emotion ; but he ground his teeth together with the effort . Towards six o'clock , there was a room full of the friends and agents of Titmouse ; to whom Gammon , despite all that had happened , and which was known only to four or five of those present , gave a highly encouraging account of the day 's prospects , but impressed upon them all , with infinite energy , the necessity for caution and activity . A great effort was to be made to head the poll from the first , in order at once to do away with the _ prestige _ of the show of hands ; `` and the friends of Mr. Titmouse '' -LRB- _ i. e. _ the ten pounds ' worth of mob -RRB- were to be in attendance round the polling-booth at seven o'clock , and remain there the rest of the day , in order , by their presence ; to encourage and protect -LRB- ! -RRB- the voters of Mr. Titmouse . This and one or two other matters having been thus arranged , Mr. Gammon , who was completely exhausted with his long labor , retired to a bedroom , and directed that he should without fail be called in one hour 's time . As he threw himself on the bed , with his clothes on , and extinguished his candle , he had at least the consolation of reflecting , that nine of the enemy 's stanchest voters were safely stowed away , -LRB- as he imagined , -RRB- and that seven or eight of the _ accessibles _ , pledged to Mr. Delamere , had promised to reconsider the matter .