seven o'clock
in the morning
He slept soundly through the night . But towards morning he had a dream in which Abner Holden figured . His old employer seemed to be approaching him with a smile of exultation , and was about to lay violent hands upon him , when he awoke . It was broad daylight , being already seven o'clock in the morning . Herbert remembered where he was , and looked across the room for Greenleaf . But he was not visible . The bed was disarranged , and evidently had been slept in , but the occupant had risen .