one o'clock
In the drawing-room , he wrote a few lines rapidly . `` See us sign our names , '' he said . He handed the pen to Mr. Keller after he had signed himself -- and then gave me the paper to read . To my unspeakable amazement , the writing certified that , `` the suspended vital forces in Mrs. Wagner had recovered their action , in the Deadhouse of Frankfort , at half-past one o'clock on the morning of the fourth of January ; that he had professionally superintended the restoration to life ; and that he thereby relieved the magistrates from any further necessity for pursuing a private inquiry , the motive for which no longer existed . '' To this statement there was a line added , declaring that Mr. Keller withdrew his application to the magistrates ; authenticated by Mr. Keller 's signature . I stood with the paper in my hand , looking from one to the other of them , as completely bewildered as Joseph himself . `` I ca n't leave Madame Fontaine , '' said the doctor ; `` I am professionally interested in watching the case .