six o'clock
The day waned . Its sombre close was unspeakably mournful in this haunted chamber . Jane could not bear it ; she hid her face and wept . When the doctor came again , at six o'clock , he whispered to Joseph that the end was nearer than he had anticipated . Near , indeed ; less than ten minutes after the warning had been given Michael ceased to breathe . Jane knelt by the bed , convulsed with grief , unable to hear the words her father addressed to her . He sat for five minutes , then again spoke .