ten o'clock in the evening
As she stood there our eyes met for an instant ; then she turned towards her questioner , bracing herself for the ordeal . `` When did you last see the deceased alive ? '' asked the coroner , after the usual formal inquiry as to her name and connection with the family . `` At ten o'clock in the evening . Dr. Boyd visited him , and found him much better . After the doctor had gone I went upstairs and found the nurse with him , giving him his medicine . He was still sitting before the fire . ''