midnight before
She touched again on the poverty of the household , and let it plainly be seen that she had high hopes of the money these poems were going to bring . She did not set a price . She would leave that to their own indiscretion , she said in closing . It was midnight before Susan had copied this letter and prepared the two manuscripts for mailing . Then , tired , but happy , she went to bed . It was the next day that the nurse went , and that Mrs. Colebrook came . The doctor said that Keith might be dressed now , any day -- that he should be dressed , in fact , and begin to take some exercise .