two o'clock in the morning before
The postilion promised to go to the gardener 's `` by the first break of day . '' The woman raised her head to bless him ; and the impatient Holloway loudly called to him to return to his horses , swearing that he would not give him one farthing for himself if he did not . The anxiety which Holloway felt to escape detection kept him in pain ; but Holloway never measured or estimated his pleasures and his pains ; therefore he never discovered that , even upon the most selfish calculation , he had paid too dear for the pleasure of sitting upon a coach-box for one hour . It was two o'clock in the morning before the chaise arrived in town , when he was set down at the house at which the stage-coach put up , walked home , got in at his bedchamber window -- his bedchamber was upon the ground-floor . Mr. Supine was fast asleep , and his pupil triumphed in his successful _ frolic _ . Whilst Holloway , in his dreams , was driving again , and again overturning stage-coaches , young Howard , in his less manly dreams , saw Dr. B. , the head master of Westminster school , advancing towards him , at a public examination , with a prize medal in his hand , which turned , Howard thought , as he looked upon it , first into the face of his aunt , smiling upon him ; then into a striking likeness of his tutor , Mr. Russell , who also smiled upon him ; and then changed into the head of little Oliver , whose eyes seemed to sparkle with joy . Just at the instant , Howard awoke , and , opening his eyes , saw Oliver 's face close to him , laughing heartily .