Half past eight
He did not answer nor look up . Alarmed , she touched him on the shoulder . At her touch his arm slid from the couch and he fell gently over upon his side on the carpet . Half past eight . In the vestry of the Regular church John Ellery was conducting his prayer meeting . The attendance was as large as usual . Three seats , however , were vacant , and along the settees people were wondering where Captain Elkanah Daniels and his daughter might be .