nine o'clock in the morning
It was evident that the truth had not entered Cousin Benedict 's brain . The poor man and all his companions , Dick Sand and Tom excepted , believed themselves , and must believe themselves , where they were not ! It needed other incidents , facts still more grave than certain scientific curiosities , to undeceive them ! It was then nine o'clock in the morning . Cousin Benedict had talked for a long time . Did he perceive that his auditors , propped up in their cells , had gradually fallen asleep during his entomological lecture ? No ; certainly not .