three o’clock in the morning
` Me and my Governor , Sairah . He dined at our house . We wos very merry , Sairah . So much so , that I was obliged to see him home in a hackney coach at three o'clock in the morning . ' It was on the tip of the boy 's tongue to relate what had followed ; but remembering how easily it might be carried to his master 's ears , and the repeated cautions he had had from Mr Crimple ` not to chatter , ' he checked himself ; adding , only , ` She was sitting up , expecting him . ' ` And all things considered , ' said Mrs Gamp sharply , ` she might have know 'd better than to go a-tirin herself out , by doin ' anythink of the sort . Did they seem pretty pleasant together , sir ? '