five o’clock in
the morning
I thought at the time what a picture it would make . You must imagine all that went before , of course , all -- all . He had lived in the prison for some time and had not expected that the execution would take place for at least a week yet -- he had counted on all the formalities and so on taking time ; but it so happened that his papers had been got ready quickly . At five o'clock in the morning he was asleep -- it was October , and at five in the morning it was cold and dark . The governor of the prison comes in on tip-toe and touches the sleeping man 's shoulder gently . He starts up . ` What is it ? '