twelve o'clock
As soon as the work begins the feeling passes off and the man who , a few minutes before , was as weak as a child , feels the blood rushing hotly through his veins , and the burning desire to get at his enemy overpowers all sense of danger . Well , as there is really nothing for you to do to-day , for there are three of you in this tent and only four beds occupied , you had better put your bonnet on again , child ; a brisk walk will be the best thing for you ; try and interest yourself in what you see passing round you . From what I hear the fighting will not begin until to-morrow morning , and it must be later in the day before the wounded begin to come in . So , though you can return and take charge again to-night if you like , there will be really no occasion for you to do so until to-morrow , say at twelve o'clock ; but mind , unless you are looking a good deal better , I shall send you off again ; my assistants will need all their nerve for the work we are likely to have on hand . Indeed , I must beg you to do so , Miss Brander , nothing is so trying as sitting in idleness . I shall really want your services to-morrow , and for my own sake , as well as yours , I must insist upon my orders being obeyed . '' Mary Brander conscientiously tried to carry out the doctor 's instructions , walked briskly along the Boulevards , and then going up the Champs Elysées , and turning to the left , went to the edge of the plateau above the river , and there sat down on a bench and looked over the country to the south .