nearly seven o'clock
Things were going from bad to worse , and life was already a burden to him . And besides -- that exam paper ! It now suddenly dawned upon him . Here it was nearly seven o'clock , and by ten to-morrow he was to deliver it up to Dr Senior ! How _ ever _ was he to get through it ? He darted off to Oliver 's study . It was empty , and he sat down , and drawing out the paper , made a dash at the first question .