one o'clock
He wrapped them up in the quilt , and , sitting on the edge of the bed , told them moral stories till one o'clock . `` Then he kissed them , bidding them be good and go to sleep ; and finding himself painfully hungry , crept downstairs , where in the back kitchen he made a hearty meal off cold game pie and cucumber . `` He retired to bed feeling more peaceful , yet still could not sleep , so lay thinking about his business affairs till five , when he dropped off . `` At one o'clock to the minute he awoke . His wife told him she had made every endeavour to rouse him , but in vain . The man was vexed and irritated . If he had not been a very good man indeed , I believe he would have sworn .