nearly six o'clock
And the world must go forward without her . She was just tired out with Facts . * * * * * She dozed off again presently , and it seemed scarcely five minutes before she looked up to see a gentle smiling face of a white-capped nurse bending over her . `` It is nearly six o'clock , my dear -- the time you told me . I came to see about breakfast . '' Mabel drew a long breath . Then she sat up suddenly , throwing back the sheet .