seven in the evening
`` The truth , therefore , is inaccessible to you , except by a severe inquiry conducted on the spot . That inquiry I pray for on public grounds , and if need be , demand in my own person , as her majesty 's servant driven to this strait . `` I am responsible to her majesty for the lives and well-being of the prisoners , and yet unable , without your intervention , to protect them against illegal violence covered by organized fraud . '' Mr. Eden copied this , and sent the copy at once to Mr. Hawes with two lines to this effect , that the duplicate should not leave the town till seven in the evening , so Mr. Hawes had plenty of time to write to the Home Secretary by same post , and parry or meet this blow if he thought it worth his while . It now remained only to post the duplicate for the Home Office . Mr. Eden directed it and waxed it , but even as he leaned over it sealing it the room suddenly became dark to him , and his head seemed to weigh a ton . With an instinct of self-preservation he made for the sofa , which was close behind him , but before he could reach it his senses had left him , and he fell with his head and shoulders upon the couch but his feet on the floor , the memorial tight in his hand .