about
nine o'clock
Put , you ant I know , Mortaunt , t ` at men are not often shot t ` rough t ' e poty wit ` out feelin ' much pain ; ant I haf hat my share -- yes , I haf hat my share ! '' Nevertheless , it would have been difficult for one who was not in the secret to detect the smallest sign that the sufferer endured a tithe of the agony he actually underwent . Ursula _ was _ deceived ; and to this hour she is ignorant how much her uncle endured . But , as I have said , this pain ceased altogether about nine o'clock , and Andries even slumbered for many minutes at a time . Not long before the light returned , however , he became aroused , and never slumbered again until he fell into the long , last sleep of death . His niece prayed with him about five ; after which he seemed to consider himself as ready for the final march . It might have been owing to the age of the patient ; but in this instance death announced his near approach by a rapid loss of the senses .