one o'clock in
the morning
It 's a beautiful system . It might interest the people at dinner to-night to hear about it . I think I 'll tell them . '' `` You 'll -- '' `` And when you come to think that some policemen in New York take tribute from peddlers who obstruct the traffic , tradesmen who obstruct the sidewalk , restaurant keepers who keep open after one o'clock in the morning , drivers who exceed speed limits , and keepers of pool rooms , you 'll understand that there 's a good bit to be made out of graft , if you go in for it seriously . It 's uncommonly lucky , McEachern , that you were left that money . Otherwise you might have been tempted , might n't you ? '' There was a somewhat breathless silence in the room .