two o'clock
The captain permitted Delamere to win from him several small amounts , after which he gradually increased the stakes and turned the tables . Delamere , with every instinct of a gamester , was no more a match for McBane in self-control than in skill . When the young man had lost all his money , the captain expressed his entire willingness to accept notes of hand , for which he happened to have convenient blanks in his apartment . When Delamere , flushed with excitement and wine , rose from the gaming table at two o'clock , he was vaguely conscious that he owed McBane a considerable sum , but could not have stated how much . His opponent , who was entirely cool and collected , ran his eye carelessly over the bits of paper to which Delamere had attached his signature . `` Just one thousand dollars even , '' he remarked . The announcement of this total had as sobering an effect upon Delamere as though he had been suddenly deluged with a shower of cold water .