four o'clock
said he , looking at Bulstrode . `` I did not watch by him last night , '' said Bulstrode . `` I was over-worn , and left him under Mrs. Abel 's care . She said that he sank into sleep between three and four o'clock . When I came in before eight he was nearly in this condition . '' Lydgate did not ask another question , but watched in silence until he said , `` It 's all over . '' This morning Lydgate was in a state of recovered hope and freedom .