nine o'clock
He looked up to heaven as his home , to God as his Father , to Jesus as his great elder Brother ; and he realised his life as hidden with Christ in God , redeemed and reconciled , henceforth not his own , but given to Him who had washed him , and made him clean in His own blood . * * * * * Great joy is harder to bear than great sorrow . George had suddenly gone from one to the other extreme , and at a time when he was suffering from physical prostration , the result of such strong mental struggles . `` Mr. Vincent , it is nine o'clock , '' Mrs. Murdoch called out , as she knocked at his door next morning . No answer was returned . `` Mr. Vincent , will you come down to breakfast , sir ? '' she repeated more loudly , but with no greater success .