twenty-five
minutes past one o’clock
He staggered -- roused himself for an instant -- walked back unsteadily to the sofa -- and sat down on it . He made a last effort ; he tried to rise , and sank back . His head fell on the sofa cushions . It was then twenty-five minutes past one o'clock . Before I had put my watch back in my pocket , he was asleep . It was all over now . The sedative influence had got him ; the experiment was at an end .