six in the morning
Then , with a portentous wave of the hand , `` It is well , '' said the apparition . `` Not until the spirit of my murderer shall be separated from the mortal clay can _ my _ spirit rest in peace . '' And vanished . Half-past six in the morning was the appointed time for the steamer to leave Charleston ; and the Colonel lost not a moment in preparing to depart . As he hurried down the stairs he encountered the landlord , who -- his eyes rolling in terror -- made an attempt to speak . Unheeding , except to demand his carriage , the Colonel pushed past him , and effected a quick escape toward the back premises , shouting lustily for `` Jo '' and `` Plato , '' and for his carriage to be got ready immediately . A few minutes more , and the bewildered host was recalled to the terrible truth by the noise of the carriage dashing through the yard and away down the road ; and it was some miles nearer Charleston before the unfortunate man ceased to peer after it in the darkness -- as if by so doing he could recover damages -- and bemoan to Jo the utter ruin of his house and hopes .