nine in the morning
For every other Sinner He thought there might be hope , but for him there could be none . Shuddering at the past , anguished by the present , and dreading the future , thus passed He the few days preceding that which was marked for his Trial . That day arrived . At nine in the morning his prison door was unlocked , and his Gaoler entering , commanded him to follow him . He obeyed with trembling . He was conducted into a spacious Hall , hung with black cloth . At the Table sat three grave , stern-looking Men , also habited in black : One was the Grand Inquisitor , whom the importance of this cause had induced to examine into it himself .