2 A.M.
So I names the spot , gives the chauffeurs their route directions , and off we booms across the College Point ferry and out towards the far end of the north shore . The Reverend Percy turns out to be kind of a solemn , serious-minded gink . Seems he 'd been in college with Mr. Robert , had rooms just across the hall , and accordin ' to his tell them must have been lively days . `` Although I ca n't say , '' he adds , `` that at all times I enjoyed being pulled out of bed at 2 A.M. to act as judge of an ethical debate between a fuddled cab-driver and a star halfback who had been celebrating a football victory . I fear I considered Bob 's sense of humor somewhat overdeveloped . Just like him , running off like this . I trust the affair is not going to be made too unconventional . ''