nine o'clock
In the absence of the parish-magistrate -- it was remembered that Abonyi held this office -- the gentlemen were received by the village notary -LRB- parish clerk -RRB- and ushered into the interior of the building , where an abundant breakfast awaited them . Meanwhile the people were dismissed from the courtyard , and as the mere request did not induce them to move fast enough , were urged forward with gentle force , after which the gate was closed and bolted on the inside . Panna had been obliged to go out with the others , but she would not leave the spot , where she was joined by her father , though she entreated him to return home or go to his work in the field and not meddle with anything . At nine o'clock the little funeral-bell in the church-steeple began to toll , and at the same time the post-mortem examination took place , but did not last long , as it was only necessary to open the cavity of the skull . The investigation proved that the missile , a lead , cone-shaped bullet of large calibre , had entered above the left eye , torn its way through the left-half of the brain in a curve passing from above to the lower portion within , and lodged in the pons vorolii . Under such circumstances , death must have been instantaneous . When all was over , the beadle again opened the gate and admitted the curious throng .