about
ten o'clock
There was a strange , sudden darkness . The head drooped a little one side , and the visions had come to an end . WHEN Farrell returned to his post in the morning , Jackson reported Mr. Lawrence asleep in the office . No one thought of him again until about ten o'clock , when some protested notes came in . Jeffries knocked at the door , opened it softly , spoke , but received no answer ; then stepped nearer , and peered curiously at the face . It was ghastly white , the eyes wide open and staring , and with a shriek Jeffries alarmed the whole establishment . Old Dr. Lecounte came , pronounced him dead , and then sent for Dr. Maverick , to whom he had taken a great liking .