nine o'clock
But this time the order of march in fact showed nothing , one way or the other . It only meant that the judge , who had happened to see the jury the night before returning from their supper , had sent for the high sheriff in some temper -- for judges are human -- and had vigorously intimated that if that statesman did not look after his fool of a deputy , who let a jury parade secrets to the public view , he would -- ! * * * * * The jury were in their room again . At nine o'clock came a rap , and a summons from the court . The prosecuting attorney was speaking with the judge when they went in . In a moment he took his seat . `` John Wood ! ''