seven o’clock in the
evening
Upon the wall hung pikes and pistols , and a large old sabre , which the grandfather had once worn . Upon the table beneath the mirror stood an hour-glass ; the sand had run out . Rosalie pointed toward the bed . `` There he died , '' said she , `` between six and seven o'clock in the evening . He was only ill three days ; the two last he passed in delirium : he raised himself in bed , and shook the bed posts ; I was obliged to let two strong men watch beside him . ` To horse ! to horse ! '