eleven o'clock
It was evident that he had asked the questions in all sincerity , believing that he was really in the presence of his aunt 's spirit . He could hardly be crazy enough to do that , supposing that his lunacy had led him to abstract the jewels . Having witnessed the arrest of the gang , Nick procured a horse and drove rapidly toward Colonel Richmond 's house . He arrived there about half-past eleven o'clock . There was a light in the parlor , and through the open window Nick beheld an unusual scene . The colonel , Mrs. Pond and Horace were present . Mr. Pond was not in the house .