about nine o'clock
Bertha hurried away . Mr. Wiltshire , Mrs. Aylmer 's lawyer , lived in the nearest town , five miles distant . Bertha wrote him a letter and sent a man on horseback to his house . The lawyer arrived about nine o'clock that evening . `` You must see her at once : she may not live till the morning , '' said Bertha . There was a pink spot on each of Bertha 's cheeks , and her eyes were very bright . `` I made my client 's will six months ago .