two o'clock
For weeks the situation had been absolutely pitiless . Their wrecked efforts were at the door of every hope , and if this mission failed -- but it would not fail ! All they had come to ask was the life of an innocent man , and surely the governor , unaffected by local prejudice , must realize John North 's innocence . It was two o'clock when they reached their destination , and as they left the car the general said : `` We will go to the hotel first . Either Judge Belknap will be there , or there will be some word for us . '' At the hotel they found , not Belknap , but a letter which he had left . The governor was suffering from a slight indisposition and was confined to the house .