noon
`` The doctor gives us a little hope , Charles , '' he said , in a rather tremulous voice . `` It 's been a hard pull . The fever was broken yesterday ; but she was so awful weak ; indeed , it seemed two or three times in the night as if she was quite gone . Since noon there has been a decided change ; and , if nothing new happens , she will come around all right . It will be a long while though . She 's worked too hard and steady ; but it has not been my fault . At all events , we 'll keep Cousin Jane just as long as we can .