five o'clock
This last hit frightened Mr. Vane , he began to look into himself ; he could not but feel that he was a mere child in this woman 's hands ; and , more than that , his conscience told him that if his heart should be made a football of it would be only a just and probable punishment . For there were particular reasons why he , of all men , had no business to look twice at any woman whose name was Woffington . That night he avoided the green-room , though he could not forego the play ; but the next night he determined to stay at home altogether . Accordingly , at five o'clock , the astounded box-keeper wore a visage of dismay -- there was no shilling for him ! and Mr. Vane 's nightly shilling had assumed the sanctity of salary in his mind . Mr. Vane strolled disconsolate ; he strolled by the Thames , he strolled up and down the Strand ; and , finally , having often admired the wisdom of moths in their gradual approach to what is not good for them , he strolled into the green-room , Covent Garden , and sat down . When there he did not feel happy .