about noon
How long I lay , I know not , but when I recovered , the keeper was gone , and I found a jug of water and some bread by the side of the bed . I drank the water , and the effect it had upon me was surprising . I felt that I could get up , and I rose : my arms had been unpinioned during my swoon . It was about noon that the medical people , attended by the keepers and others , came into my apartment . `` Is he quite quiet ? '' `` O Lord ! yes , sir , as quiet as a lamb , '' replied the man who had before entered .