midnight
When the household was wrapped in deep sleep that night , Nadine stole out upon her terrible mission . Several careful druggists refused to fill her order ; but this did not daunt her . She knew that among the lot she would soon come across a catch-penny , and in this supposition she was quite right . She soon found a place , and secured the deadly drug which she called for , and she stole into the house again without any one being the wiser for her midnight trip . The light was burning low in the sick-room as she entered it , and Mrs. Brown sat half dozing in her chair by the bedside . She started up as Nadine crossed the threshold . `` You need n't mind staying any longer , '' she remarked , brusquely ; `` I will take charge of the patient now . ''