seven in the morning
There was far too much noise for any one to hear the town crier , who went along jingling his bell , and shouting , `` O yes ! O yes ! O yes ! By order of the Lord Mayor and Council , no householder shall allow any one of his household to be abroad beyond his gate between the hours of nine o'clock at night and seven in the morning , '' or if any of the outermost heard it , as did Ambrose who was on his way home to his night quarters , they were too much excited not to turn a deaf ear to it . Suddenly , however , just as Giles was preparing for a master-stroke , he was seized roughly by the shoulder and bidden to give over . He looked round . It was an alderman , not his master , but Sir John Mundy , an unpopular , harsh man .