seven o’clock
These boys saw and heard nothing , so that it is certain that young Saltire did not pass out that way . His window was open , and there is a stout ivy plant leading to the ground . We could trace no footmarks below , but it is sure that this is the only possible exit . `` His absence was discovered at seven o'clock on Tuesday morning . His bed had been slept in . He had dressed himself fully , before going off , in his usual school suit of black Eton jacket and dark grey trousers . There were no signs that anyone had entered the room , and it is quite certain that anything in the nature of cries or a struggle would have been heard , since Caunter , the elder boy in the inner room , is a very light sleeper .