half past eleven
Nevertheless , let us hope that the mob fools have gone home to bed , including our friend Morrison . He needs his sleep ; I believe he still follows the family rule of being in his mill at seven in the morning . He 's a good millman , even if he is n't much of a politician . '' `` And I do n't look for any trouble , anyway , '' declared General Totten , adding in his thoughts , for his further consolation , the assurance that , at half past eleven , so the clock on the wall revealed to his gaze , such an early riser as Morrison must be abed and asleep ; therefore , the exception for the sake of politeness did not threaten to complicate affairs ! But at that instant something else did threaten . Through the arches and corridors of the State House rang the sounds of tumult , breaking on the hush with terrifying suddenness . One voice , shouting with frenzied violence , prefaced the general uproar ; there was the crashing of shattered wood .