one o’clock
Opposite him sat a short , puny , round-faced little gentleman with rolling eyes and a turned up nose . Numerous sheets of paper , pens , etc. , lay scattered about ; and he evinced , by his air and gesture , the most marked and eager attention to Mr. Free 's narrative , whose frequent interruptions , caused by the drink and the oysters , were viewed with no small impatience by the anxious editor . `` You must remember , Captain , time 's passing ; the placards are all out . Must be at press before one o'clock to-night , -- the morning edition is everything with us . You were at the first parallel , I think . '' `` Devil a one o ' me knows . Just ring that bell near you .