nearly six o'clock before
He was only called in at the Court for small ailments , as a rule , and felt the importance of the situation . He lifted the Squire 's head , loosened his cravat and clothing , and rang for the servants , who took the Squire upstairs . There he lay as if in a drugged sleep . The surgeon drew a basin-full of blood from him , but it was nearly six o'clock before he came to himself . The dinner was completely disorganized , and some had gone home long ago ; but two or three remained . ` Bless my soul , ' Baxby kept repeating , ` I did n't know things had come to this pass between Dornell and his lady ! I thought the feast he was spreading to-day was in honour of the event , though privately kept for the present !