three o'clock in the morning
He is of the blood royal , sir ; but I mention him no more closely , and you as a gentleman will not press me . Eh ? Very well . By three o'clock in the morning I had lost fifteen thousand pounds . In such a case , young man , you would probably have taken your head in your hands and groaned . We called for wine , drank , and went on again . By seven in the morning I had won my money back , and was the Duke 's creditor for twenty-two thousand pounds to boot . ''