one o'clock in the morning
The sentry 's story was explicit and not to be shaken by any cross-examination . He had patrolled that side of the house in which Mrs. Oliver 's room lay , all night . He had seen nothing . At one o'clock in the morning the moon sank and the night became very dark . It was about three when a few minutes after passing beneath the verandah , and just as he had turned the corner of the house , he heard a shrill scream from Mrs. Oliver 's room . He ran back at once , and as he ran he heard a second scream . He saw no one , but he heard a rustling and cracking in the bushes as though a fugitive plunged through .