about two o'clock
The only other occupant of the public bar -- previous to the entrance of Crass and his mates -- was a semi-drunken man , who appeared to be a house-painter , sitting on the form near the shove-ha ` penny board . He was wearing a battered bowler hat and the usual shabby clothes . This individual had a very thin , pale face , with a large , high-bridged nose , and bore a striking resemblance to the portraits of the first Duke of Wellington . He was not a regular customer here , having dropped in casually about two o'clock and had remained ever since . He was beginning to show the effects of the drink he had taken during that time . As Crass and the others came in they were hailed with enthusiasm by the landlord and the Besotted Wretch , while the semi-drunk workman regarded them with fishy eyes and stupid curiosity . ` Wot cheer , Bob ? '