two o’clock in the morning
I got my own clothes into the room , dressed again as myself ; then , locking the door , so that the people of the hotel might suppose that Pierre slept , I jumped out of the window of the bedroom and went to the theatre . There I played my part as you know , and while we were behind the scenes Mr Wopples asked me to put out the gas in his room . I did so , and took from his dressing-table a black beard , in order to disguise myself as Pierre till my beard had grown . We went to supper , and then I parted with Jarper at two o'clock in the morning , and went back to the hotel , where I climbed into the bedroom through the window and reassumed Pierre 's dress for ever . It was by Vandeloup 's advice I pretended to be drunk , as I could not go to the Pactolus , where my wife would have recognised me . Then I , as the supposed Pierre , was discharged , as you know . Vandeloup , aping friendship , drew the dead man 's salary and bought clothes and a box for me .