one o'clock
Avaunt ! I 'll hie me to metheglin and Muldoon 's . '' And off he went , leaving Ray half vexed , half shaken with laughter . It must have been one o'clock when , looking up the row as he sat basking in the sunshine , he saw Gleason come out of Captain Truscott 's quarters and rapidly nearing him along the walk . He had been idly looking over a newspaper and thinking intently over matters which he was beginning to find vastly interesting ; but something in Gleason 's appearance changed Mr. Ray 's expression from that of the mingled contempt and indifference with which he generally met him into one of more active interest . The big and bulky lieutenant lurched unmistakably as he walked ; his face was flushed , his eyes red . He was muttering angrily to himself , and shot a quick but far from intelligent glance at Ray as he passed .