About seven o'clock
`` In the first place , may we go into the fresh air ? I must have slept many hours . What time is it ? '' `` About seven o'clock . '' `` Seven ! Have I been lying here since goodness knows what time this morning ? '' `` You were thoroughly used up , '' he said , and he added , with a laugh : `` If it is any consolation , I may tell you that , to the best of my belief , you never moved nor uttered a sound . ''