eleven o’clock
Then again he was still estranged from the old woman . Though he often thought of what Alice had said to him on that point , month after month went by and he could not make up his mind to go to Wilton Square . Having let the greater part of her house , Mrs. Mutimer needed little pecuniary aid ; once she returned money which he had sent to her ` Arry still lived with her , and ` Arry was a never-ending difficulty . After his appearance in the police court , he retired for a week or two into private life ; that is to say , he contented himself with loafing about the streets of Hoxton and the City , and was at home by eleven o'clock nightly , perfectly sober . The character of this young man was that of a distinct class , comprising the sons of mechanics who are ruined morally by being taught to consider themselves above manual labour . Had he from the first been put to a craft , he would in all likelihood have been no worse than the ordinary English artisan -- probably drinking too much and loafing on Mondays , but not sinking below the level of his fellows in the workshop . His positive fault was that shared by his brother and sister -- personal vanity .