twelve o'clock
Then added , in a warning tone -- `` Enjoy it in moderation , Albert . '' His brows knit slightly . The crowd parted us , and we did not meet again during the evening . By twelve o'clock , most of the ladies had withdrawn from the supper-room ; but the enticement of wine held too many of the men there -- young and old . Bursts of coarse laughter , loud exclamations , and snatches of song rang out from the company in strange confusion . It was difficult to realize that the actors in this scene of revelry were gentlemen , and gentlemen 's sons , so called , and not the coarse frequenters of a corner tavern . Guests now began to withdraw quietly .