one in the morning
`` O , no doubt ! `` cries Mrs. Ellison , `` if he can excuse himself ; but if I was a man -- '' Here Booth came in and interrupted the discourse . Amelia 's eyes flashed with joy the moment he appeared ; and he discovered no less pleasure in seeing her . His spirits were indeed a little elevated with wine , so as to heighten his good humour , without in the least disordering his understanding , and made him such delightful company , that , though it was past one in the morning , neither his wife nor Mrs. Ellison thought of their beds during a whole hour . Early the next morning the serjeant came to Mr. Booth 's lodgings , and with a melancholy countenance acquainted him that he had been the night before at an alehouse , where he heard one Mr. Murphy , an attorney , declare that he would get a warrant backed against one Captain Booth at the next board of greencloth . `` I hope , sir , '' said he , `` your honour will pardon me , but , by what he said , I was afraid he meant your honour ; and therefore I thought it my duty to tell you ; for I knew the same thing happen to a gentleman here the other day . '' Booth gave Mr. Atkinson many thanks for his information .