about two o'clock
He put himself to bed in a spirit somewhat tranquillised by the exercise of the night , and at last -- wept himself to sleep like a baby . But he was by no means like a baby when he took him early on the following morning to the Paddington Station , and booked himself manfully for Taunton . He had had time to recognise the fact that he had no ground of quarrel with his cousin because she had preferred another man to him . This had happened to him as he was recrossing the New Road about two o'clock , and was beginning to find that his legs were weary under him . And , indeed , he had recognised one or two things before he had gone to sleep with his tears dripping on to his pillow . In the first place , he had ill-treated Joe Green , and had made a fool of himself in his friend 's presence . As Joe Green was a sensible , kind-hearted fellow , this did not much signify ; -- but not on that account did he omit to tell himself of his own fault .