seven o’clock before
He talked to O'Farrelly and the rest of them till the sweat ran off him . But it was n't the least bit of good . They simply would n't listen to reason . It was seven o'clock before dad gave the job up and left the court house . He was going home to make his will , but on the way he met Father Conway , the priest . He was a youngish man and a tremendous patriot , supposed to be hand-in-glove with the rebels . Dad explained to him that he had less than an hour to live and advised him to go home and bury any valuables he possessed before the shelling began .