three in the morning
`` Keep a brave heart , Mrs. Burns . I 'm going to the hospital now to see if I can get just a glimpse of our man before we settle down for the night . And I want to arrange with Miss Dwight -- she was my nurse -- to let me know any news at any hour in the night . '' It was at three in the morning that King called her to say with a ring of joy in his voice : `` There 's a bit of a gain , Mrs. Burns . It looks brighter . '' It was at eight , five hours later , that Burns himself spoke to her . His voice betrayed tension in spite of its steadiness .