two o'clock in the morning
He goes to Hillsbro ' town-hall to-morrow ; and glad to be shut on him . '' Coventry complimented him , and agreed with him that escape was impossible . He then got a light , and went to his own bedroom , and sat down , cold at heart , before the fire . He sat in that state , till two o'clock in the morning , distracting his brain with schemes , that were invented only to be dismissed as idle . At last an idea came to him . He took his fishing-rod , and put the thinner joints together , and laid them on the bed . He then opened his window very cautiously .