About six o'clock
He saw her muffle her face in her white sleeves , and seizing the candle , leaped out of bed and rushed away . The internal haemorrhage had come again , and Nicholas Treffry wavered between life and death . When it had ceased , he sank into a sort of stupor . About six o'clock he came back to consciousness ; watching his eyes , they could see a mental struggle taking place within him . At last he singled Christian out from the others by a sign . `` I 'm beat , Chris , '' he whispered . `` Let him know , I want to see him . ''