the hour of
nine
A profound sensation ran through the room as James Dicksey sat down -- a thrill of unutterable apprehension and fear . The examination of these three witnesses had occupied the whole of the afternoon . The court adjourned until next morning at ten o'clock . On Tuesday morning , despite the inclemency of the weather -LRB- said the _ Chesholm Courier _ to its readers -RRB- the parlor of the `` Mitre , '' the halls , the stairways , and even the inn yard were filled at the hour of nine . The excitement was intense -- you might have heard a pin drop in the silence , when the examination of witnesses was resumed . William Hooper was again called to take the stand : THE CORONER . -- `` You remember , I suppose , the evening on which Sir Victor brought Lady Catheron home ? ''