About seven o'clock
said Mr. Aram ; ` poor simple thing , she knows nothing . ' With that , Houseman said , says he : ` If she tells that I am here , it will be enough ; but however -LSB- with a shocking oath -RSB- , we 'll take an opportunity to shoot her . ' `` On that I was so frighted that I went away back to my own room , and did not stir till they had gone out , and then -- '' `` What time was that ? '' `` About seven o'clock . Well -- You put me out ! where was I ? Well , I went into Mr. Aram 's , an ' I seed they had been burning a fire , an ' that all the ashes were taken out o ' the grate ; so I went an ' looked at the rubbish behind the house , and there sure enough I seed the ashes , and among 'em several bits o ' cloth and linen which seemed to belong to wearing apparel ; and there , too , was a handkerchief which I had obsarved Houseman wear -LRB- for it was a very curious handkerchief , all spotted -RRB- many 's the time , and there was blood on it , ` bout the size of a shilling .