ten o’clock
`` Well , your honour , '' said he , `` I 'm glad you 've told me all ; we must see what can be done . As for Thornton , I 'm afraid we sha n't make much out of him , for he 's an old offender , whose conscience is as hard as a brick-bat ; but , of Dawson , I hope better things . However , you must let me go now , for this is a matter that requires a vast deal of private consideration . I shall call upon you tomorrow , Sir , before ten o'clock , since you say matters are so pressing ; and , I trust , you will then see that you have no reason to repent of the confidence you have placed in a man of honour . '' So saying , Mr. Job Jonson emptied the remainder of the bottle into his tumbler , held it up to the light with the gusto of a connoisseur , and concluded his potations with a hearty smack of the lips , followed by a long sigh . `` Ah , your honour ! '' said he , `` good wine is a marvellous whetter of the intellect ; but your true philosopher is always moderate : for my part , I never exceed my two bottles . ''