two in the morning
And here you come and put up a crib for me to crack in the best interests of equity and justice ; not to enrich the wicked cracksman , but to restore his rightful property to the honest financier ; a sort of teetotal felony -- the very ginger-ale of crime ! Is that a beverage to refuse -- a chance to miss -- a temptation to resist ? Yet the risks are just as great as if it were a fine old fruity felony ; you ca n't expect me to run them for nothing , or even for their own exciting sake . You know my terms , Mr. Levy ; if you do n't accept them , it 's already two in the morning , and I should like to get to bed before it 's light . '' `` And if I did accept them ? '' said Levy , after a considerable pause . `` The letter to which you attach such importance would most probably be in your possession by the beginning of next week . ''