one o'clock in the morning
For a long time Berrington reviewed the situation . At any rate he could see no way out of the mess for the present . He smoked his cigarette and ate his supper , and that being done , a feeling of fatigue stole over him . Looking at his watch , he saw that it was past one o'clock in the morning , a very late hour for him . `` I 'll go to bed , '' Berrington told himself . `` Perhaps I shall be able to see a way out in the morning . On the whole my diplomacy does not seem to have been a success .