one o'clock
It was the only heaviness . To the other contest between them he brought an amazing sureness , a suppleness , power , and audacity beyond praise . He directed his battle , and at his elbow Tom Mocket , sandy-haired and ferret-eyed , did him yeoman service . At one o'clock there was an adjournment for dinner . The principal Federalists betook themselves to the Swan ; the principal Republicans to the Eagle . The commonalty ate from the packed baskets upon the trampled grass of the Court House yard . An hour later , when the polls were reopened , men returned to them flushed with drink and in the temper for a quarrel , the Republicans boisterous over a foreseen victory , the Federalists peppery from defeat .