9 p.m
He did not , however , show any resentment , but appeared strangely depressed . After he had left the station , I tried to drive away from my mind the foreboding of ill by reading ; but , like Banquo 's ghost , it would not down . I began to think I was going to be seriously ill . Restlessly I paced the floor , longing for , yet dreading , the approach of the express train which was due at the station at 9 p.m. . The wind had risen and was buffeting the telegraph wires , making them hum in an exasperating manner . `` As the minutes slowly wore away , my disquietude alarmingly increased . I was charged with a nervous dread , for which I could not find the slightest excuse ; I knew , however , that in some strange way the approaching express was the cause of it .