About two o’clock
I assure you , madam , at the same time , my intentions were never to exceed the bounds of innocence . I was charmed with the delicacy of his passion ; and , in the foolish thoughtless turn of mind in which I then was , I fancied I might give some very distant encouragement to such a passion in such a man with the utmost safety -- that I might indulge my vanity and interest at once , without being guilty of the least injury . `` I know Mrs. Booth will condemn all these thoughts , and I condemn them no less myself ; for it is now my stedfast opinion that the woman who gives up the least outwork of her virtue doth , in that very moment , betray the citadel . `` About two o'clock we returned home , and found a very handsome collation provided for us . I was asked to partake of it , and I did not , I could not refuse . I was not , however , entirely void of all suspicion , and I made many resolutions ; one of which was , not to drink a drop more than my usual stint . This was , at the utmost , little more than half a pint of small punch .