two in the morning
On the stock was engraved ` Ss . SEA UNICORN , Dundee . ' This seemed to establish that the crime had been done in a moment of fury , and that the murderer had seized the first weapon which came in his way . The fact that the crime was committed at two in the morning , and yet Peter Carey was fully dressed , suggested that he had an appointment with the murderer , which is borne out by the fact that a bottle of rum and two dirty glasses stood upon the table . '' `` Yes , '' said Holmes ; `` I think that both inferences are permissible . Was there any other spirit but rum in the room ? '' `` Yes ; there was a tantalus containing brandy and whisky on the sea-chest .