eight o'clock
The whole thing baffled and puzzled me to such an extent that at last I could stand it no longer , and determined to sleep over it . So I jumped up , and having put the keys and the letter that Vincey had left away into my despatch-box , and stowed the iron chest in a large portmanteau , I turned in , and was soon fast asleep . As it seemed to me , I had only been asleep for a few minutes when I was awakened by somebody calling me . I sat up and rubbed my eyes ; it was broad daylight -- eight o'clock , in fact . `` Why , what is the matter with you , John ? '' I asked of the gyp who waited on Vincey and myself . `` You look as though you had seen a ghost ! ''