two o'clock in the morning
Some jests unfit for repetition were uttered by the creditor , to which the unhappy debtor made no reply . When he called Tom to bring paper and ink , the observing servant noticed that he was very pale , though but a few moments before his face had been flushed . That night , he tried to drown recollection in desperate gambling and frequent draughts of wine . Between one and two o'clock in the morning , his roisterous companions were led off by their servants , and he was put into bed by Tom , where he immediately dropped into a perfectly senseless sleep . As soon as there was sufficient light , Tom started for the house of the Signor ; judging that he was safe from his master for three hours at least . Notwithstanding the earliness of the hour , Madame made her appearance in a very few moments after her servant informed her who was in waiting , and the Signor soon followed . In the course of the next hour and a half an incredible amount of talking was done in negro `` lingo '' and broken English .