ten o'clock
The fact was , the brandy had already disturbed the well balanced action of the lower viscera . The mucous membrane of the whole -LRB- sic -RRB- alementry canal had been stimulated beyond health , and its secretions were increased and slightly vitiated . This was the cause of the uneasiness he felt , and the slight pains which had alarmed him . By ten o'clock his feelings had become so disagreeable , that he felt constrained to meet them with another `` mouthful , '' of brandy . Thus , in less than ten hours , Mr. Hobart had wronged his stomach by pouring into it three glasses of brandy ; entirely disturbing its healthy action . The morning found Mr. Hobart far from feeling well . His skin was dry and feverish and his mouth parched .