At length he fell asleep.
It was after Alan had slumbered for three or four hours, that he was wakened by voices bidding him rise up and prepare to be jogging.

He started up accordingly, and found himself in presence of the same party of boon companions; who had just dispatched their huge bowl of punch.

To Alan's surprise, the liquor had made but little innovation on the brains of men who were accustomed to drink at all hours, and in the most inordinate quantities.

The landlord indeed spoke a little thick, and the texts of Mr.Thomas Trumbull stumbled on his tongue; but Nanty was one of those topers, who, becoming early what bon vivants term flustered, remain whole nights and days at the same point of intoxication; and, in fact, as they are seldom entirely sober, can be as rarely seen absolutely drunk.

Indeed, Fairford, had he not known how Ewart had been engaged whilst he himself was asleep, would almost have sworn when he awoke, that the man was more sober than when he first entered the room.
He was confirmed in this opinion when they descended below, where two or three sailors and ruffian-looking fellows awaited their commands.