nearly one o’clock before
If I had only myself to think of , I should prefer the sharp pains to the frightful dreams . But the physical suffering exhausts me . If I let myself sink , it may end in my becoming useless to Mr. Blake at the time when he wants me most . It was nearly one o'clock before I could get to the hotel today . The visit , even in my shattered condition , proved to be a most amusing one -- thanks entirely to the presence on the scene of Gabriel Betteredge . I found him in the room , when I went in . He withdrew to the window and looked out , while I put my first customary question to my patient .