one o'clock in the morning
`` He fixed his office hours from three till ten , leaving himself at half - past nine . At ten he mounted his horse and went for a canter in the Row , and on very dark nights he carried a lantern . News of it got abroad , and crowds would assemble to see him ride past . `` He dined at one o'clock in the morning , and afterwards strolled down to his club . He had tried to discover a quiet , respectable club where the members were willing to play whist till four in the morning , but failing , had been compelled to join a small Soho gambling-hell , where they taught him poker . The place was occasionally raided by the police , but thanks to his respectable appearance , he generally managed to escape . `` At half-past four he returned home , and woke up the family for evening prayers .