six o'clock until twelve
Kate said nothing about the arrangement , because she supposed it had been made to give her more room , and that George might sleep in peace , while she wrestled with two tiny babies . There was no doubt about the wrestling . The babies seemed of nervous temperament , sleeping in short naps and lightly . Kate was on her feet from the time she reached her new home , working when she should not have worked ; so that the result developed cross babies , each attacked with the colic , which raged every night from six o'clock until twelve and after , both frequently shrieking at the same time . George did his share by going to town for a bottle of soothing syrup , which Kate promptly threw in the creek . Once he took Adam and began walking the floor with him , extending his activities as far as the kitchen . In a few minutes he had the little fellow sound asleep and he did not waken until morning ; then he seemed to droop and feel listless .