midnight
But the casual remark , let fall by Dr. Adair , had set her ambition soaring . Her imagination flared to the project . Snawdor 's flat extended itself into a long ward ; poor little Mr. Snawdor , who was hardly half a man , became a dozen ; and Miss Molloy , in a becoming uniform , moved in and out among the cots , a ministering angel of mercy . For the first time since Dan Lewis 's marriage , her old courage and zest for life returned , and when Mrs. Snawdor came in at midnight , she found her sitting beside her patient with shining eyes full of waking dreams . `` Mis ' Smelts is awful bad , '' Mrs. Snawdor reported , looking more serious than she had heretofore . `` Says she wants to see you before the nurse wakes up . Seems like she 's got somethin' on her mind . ''