about the hour of
one in the morning
he shouted . `` Now , which do you prefer ? '' `` Oh , '' says I , `` in you get ! '' And in he did get , as I 'm a Dutchman , and I drove him back to the hotel at Monaco -- which was about the hour of one in the morning , and no mistake at all . When he got out at last , no babe in frocks could have looked more innocent , and he just handed me up a couple of louis , like a father blessing his only son . `` You drive very well , my lad . Where did you learn ? ''