about seven o'clock in the evening
Go to bed , you old dog . '' CHAPTER XXX . -- The Mountain Grave-Yard -- Dreams of a Broken Heart -- The Christian Pastor at his Duty -- Melancholy Meeting between a Mother and her Son -- A Death-Bed that the Great might envy -- Phil experiences a Specimen of the Pressure from without -- Retribution -- The Death of Valentine M'Clutchy . It was now about seven o'clock in the evening ; and up from the moment of Val 's return , he had scarcely spoken half a dozen words . As Phil was leaving the room , however , the father called after him : -- `` Phil , '' said he , `` come here for a minute . '' `` Well , '' said Phil , staggering back , `` what 's in the wind now ? '' `` Phil , '' continued the father , `` which of all the blood-hounds is the greatest and most remorseless villain ? ''