midnight
a second clerk is already a man of weight , and should n't gamble on notes , or go beyond a certain limit in anything . His business is to get himself admitted to the bar . Therefore do n't drink too much , do n't play too long , and maintain a proper dignity , -- that 's your rule of conduct . Above all , get home by midnight ; for , remember , you must be at the Palais to-morrow morning by seven to get that judgment . A man is not forbidden to amuse himself , but business first , my boy . '' `` Do you hear that , Oscar ? '' said Madame Clapart .