six o'clock
Once or twice I thought he would ` ave fallen out , and many a man has ` ad his licence taken away for less than a quarter of wot ' e said to me that night . Arter he thought he ` ad finished and was going back to bed agin , I pointed ' out to ` im that he ` ad n't kissed me `` good night , '' and if it ` ad n't ha ' been for ` is missis and two grown-up daughters and the potman I believe he 'd ha ' talked to me till daylight . ` Ow I got through the rest of the night I do n't know . It seemed to be twenty nights instead of one , but the day came at last , and when the hands came on at six o'clock they found the gate open and me on dooty same as usual . I slept like a tired child when I got ` ome , and arter a steak and onions for dinner I sat down and lit my pipe and tried to think wot was to be done . One thing I was quite certain about : I was n't going to spend another night on that wharf alone . I went out arter a bit , as far as the Clarendon Arms , for a breath of fresh air , and I ` ad just finished a pint and was wondering whether I ought to ` ave another , when Ted Dennis came in , and my mind was made up .