eight
o’clock
I do not recollect what I answered , for my faintness came upon me again , and I remember only that Rudolf himself helped me into his own bed . I slept , but I do not think he so much as lay down on the sofa ; chancing to awake once or twice , I heard him pacing about . But towards morning I slept heavily , and I did not know what he was doing then . At eight o'clock James entered and roused me . He said that a doctor was to be at the hotel in half an hour , but that Mr. Rassendyll would like to see me for a few minutes if I felt equal to business . I begged James to summon his master at once . Whether I were equal or unequal , the business had to be done .