Two o’clock
With new interests and new emotions to agitate him , the attempt would be simply useless . And yet , knowing this , I can not find it in my heart to disappoint her . I must try if I can discover some new arrangement , before post-time , which will allow me to say Yes to Miss Verinder , without damage to the service which I have bound myself to render to Mr. Franklin Blake . Two o'clock . -- I have just returned from my round of medical visits ; having begun , of course , by calling at the hotel . Mr. Blake 's report of the night is the same as before . He has had some intervals of broken sleep , and no more .