ten o’clock
She gave a loud cry : `` He is dead ! '' She tottered , and fell fainting into the arms of Ramond , who with a great sob pressed her in a brotherly embrace . And thus they wept on each other 's neck . When he had seated her in a chair , and she was able to speak , he said : `` It was I who took the despatch you received to the telegraph office yesterday , at half-past ten o'clock . He was so happy , so full of hope ! He was forming plans for the future -- a year , two years of life . And this morning , at four o'clock , he had the first attack , and he sent for me .