12:15 a.m.
Gave him three-parts of a tumbler of brandy . Said he felt better and went upstairs . Arrived in his bed-room , he looked about him carefully , and then , with a superb sweep of his left arm , swept the best Chippendale looking-glass in the family off the dressing table and dived face down-wards to the floor , missing death and the corner of the chest of drawers by an inch . 12:15 a.m. -- Rolled him on to his back and got his feet on the bed . They fell off again as soon as they were cleaner than the quilt . The lieutenant , startled by the crash , opened his eyes and climbed into bed unaided . 12.20 a.m. -- Sent Private Merited for the M.O. , Captain Geranium .