two o'clock
The gray and silver uniform was ragged and soil-stained ; his boots were white with dust ; his face was unshaved , though a razor lay beside him , and it seemed that he had been trying to strop it on his Sam Browne belt . His pipe , filled but unlit , had fallen from his weary fingers ; beside him was an empty match-box and tragic evidence of a number of unsuccessful attempts to get fire from a Swedish tandsticker . Crumpled under the elbow of the indomitable idealist was a much-thumbed copy of The Bartender 's Benefactor , or How to Mix 1001 Drinks , in which he had been seeking imaginary solace when he fell asleep . Near his head ticked a pocket alarm clock , which they found set to gong at two o'clock . `` It seems a shame to wake him , '' said Theodolinda . Her brown eyes liquefied and effervesced with tenderness , until -LRB- as Bleak thought to himself -RRB- they were quite the color of brandy and soda , without too much soda . The sleeper stirred , and a radiant smile passed over his unconscious features -- a smile of pure and heavenly beatitude .