eight o'clock
Then with his own hands he lit the fire and carried out the various instructions of the doctor as to the steaming of the air in the room and the preparation of the nourishment for the invalid . Branscombe woke once during the interval and asked hoarsely , `` What bell was that ? '' Then , without waiting for an answer , he said , -- `` All right , all right , I 'll get up in a second , '' and relapsed into his restless sleep . Mrs Phillips did not return till eight o'clock ; and the doctor arrived almost at the same time . `` Has he taken anything ? '' he inquired . `` Scarcely anything ; he can hardly swallow . ''