about nine o'clock in the evening
Has some additional danger been incurred ? '' Pierre can but wait , powerless to avert or modify any impending crisis . It will avail nothing to catechise the secretive Paul , who is garrulous upon irrelevant hallucinations only . During that day and the following night Paul slept , waking only once , about nine o'clock in the evening . This was his usual hour for trip up the Thames . Paul stared around sleepily , looked at his watch , dubiously scanned the new dagger , slowly sank back and slept on until morning . At seven Paul awoke with ravenous appetite .