the hour of
six
And for what ? '' added Dick , beating his brow with his clenched hand -- `` for what ? for what ? '' At this moment the deep bell of the Minster clock tolled out the hour of six . `` I am answered , '' gasped Dick ; '' _ it was to hear those strokes _ . '' Turpin was roused from the state of stupefaction into which he had fallen by a smart slap on the shoulder . Recalled to himself by the blow , he started at once to his feet , while his hands sought his pistols : but he was spared the necessity of using them , by discovering in the intruder the bearded visage of the gipsy Balthazar .