seven o'clock
`` My brother has gone no doubt to make away with himself . Hurry , both of you , make inquiries cautiously , and look along the river . '' Eve was left alone in a dull stupor , dreadful to see . Her trouble was at its height when Petit-Claud came in at seven o'clock to talk over the steps to be taken in David 's case . At such a time , any voice in the world may speak , and we let them speak . `` Our poor , dear David is in prison , madame , '' so began Petit-Claud . `` I foresaw all along that it would end in this .