seven o'clock
he said . * * * * * At supper Fred Starratt nibbled at some dry bread and drank another strong draught of tea . But he had to force himself to even this scant compromise with expediency . There followed smoking in the lavatory and at seven o'clock the call to turn in . Fred scurried confidently to his cell-like room ... he was quite ready for solitude . An attendant was moving about . `` You sleep in the first dormitory to-night , '' he explained to Fred .