nearly one o’clock
He trusted completely to the current that held them . His perplexity was only superficial , new conditions reigned , the old were surpassed ; here one did as one was possessed to do , no matter what it was . Birkin rose . It was nearly one o'clock . `` I 'm going to bed , '' he said . `` Gerald , I 'll ring you up in the morning at your place or you ring me up here . '' `` Right , '' said Gerald , and Birkin went out .