eleven o'clock
Proctor liked Rothesay , and thought him a good fellow ; Rothesay hated Proctor most fervently , hated him because he was in command of the ship he wanted himself , and hated him because he was to marry Nell Levison . Proctor did not know this -LRB- Nell Levison did -RRB- , or he would have either knocked the handsome black-bearded , ever-smiling Captain Rothesay down , or told him to drink by himself . But he was no match for Rothesay 's cunning , and readily swallowed his enemy 's smiling professions of regard and good wishes for his married happiness . They drank together again and again , and , at eleven o'clock that night , just as the theatres were coming out , Rothesay suddenly left him , and Proctor found himself staggering across the street . A policeman took him to his hotel , where Proctor sank into a heavy , deadly stupor . He awoke at noon . Two letters were lying on his table .