Six o'clock in the morning
You now know , from the narrative of the surgeon 's own proceedings , how seriously he thought of his patient 's case , and how firmly he did his duty as a professional man . Having given you this necessary information , I again retire , and leave Lucilla to take up the next link in the chain of events . -- P. -RSB- _ September _ 5th . _ Six o'clock in the morning . _ -- A few hours of restless , broken sleep -- disturbed by horrid dreams , and waking over and over again with startings that seemed to shake me from head to foot . I can bear it no longer . The sun is rising .