midnight
Then he turned to my mother-in-law . `` She has a bad case of tonsilitis , but there is no danger , '' he said quietly , utterly ignoring her rudeness at the time of his last visit . `` I will stay until I have swabbed her throat again . She is to have these pellets , '' he handed her a bottle of pink tablets , `` once every fifteen minutes until she has taken four , then every hour until midnight . Let her sleep all she can and keep her warm . I would like two hot water bags filled , if you please , and a glass of water . She must begin taking these tablets as soon as possible . ''