six o'clock
Silas asked himself if he had been asleep , and looked at the clock : it was already four in the morning . How was it that William had not come ? In much anxiety he went to seek for help , and soon there were several friends assembled in the house , the minister among them , while Silas went away to his work , wishing he could have met William to know the reason of his non-appearance . But at six o'clock , as he was thinking of going to seek his friend , William came , and with him the minister . They came to summon him to Lantern Yard , to meet the church members there ; and to his inquiry concerning the cause of the summons the only reply was , `` You will hear . '' Nothing further was said until Silas was seated in the vestry , in front of the minister , with the eyes of those who to him represented God 's people fixed solemnly upon him . Then the minister , taking out a pocket-knife , showed it to Silas , and asked him if he knew where he had left that knife ?