about twelve o'clock
You 've overdone yourself to-day . '' She had drawn his bed into the warmest corner , close by the fire , and had made up for herself a sort of bed by the window , where she might doze a bit , for she did not expect to get much sleep . She would have to be up and down many times to settle his pillows and give him milk or a little weak brandy-and-water . Night wore away , the morning grew into day , and about twelve o'clock he insisted on getting up . She tried to persuade him , but he said he could not stop in bed ; and there was nothing for it but to ask Mrs. Collins to help her dress him . They placed him comfortably in a chair . The cough had entirely ceased and he seemed better .