seven o'clock
His companion , the shorter of the two , whom she thought she would know again , had answered -- `` All in good time ; you go and lie down , and I 'll fetch what you want . '' Soon after , the short one came down and asked if she had any brandy ; she gave him a bottle half full and he went up-stairs again . She heard voices raised as if in dispute for a few minutes , and one of them -- she could not say which -- said something which sounded like `` Well , finish the drink first , and then I 'll go . '' Silence followed , at least she could not hear any more talking ; and presently , it not being her business to spy on gentlemen , she went to bed , and knew nothing more till she woke at seven o'clock . Going up-stairs , she found one door open and the room empty , not the room the two men had been in together , but the other . The second door was locked , and she did not knock ; gentlemen often slept late . At half-past ten she ventured to knock , got no answer , knocked again and again , and finally , with the help of the man from next door , broke the lock and found the taller of the two men dead on the bed .