seven o'clock
He sported his oak , and never went out . All his exercise was that of a wild beast in its den , walking restlessly up and down . But all his caution did not prevent the prisoner 's solicitor from getting to him . One morning , at seven o'clock , a clerk slipped in at the heels of his scout , and , coming to young Wardlaw 's bedside , awoke him out of an uneasy slumber by serving him with a subpoena to appear as Robert Penfold 's witness . This last stroke finished him . His bodily health gave way under his mental distress . Gastric fever set in , and he was lying tossing and raving in delirium , while Robert Penfold was being tried at the Central Criminal Court .