about eleven o'clock
He then went to bed , and as evening came on the fever with which he was attacked increased . The anxiety I felt was excessive , and I was so earnest in my intreaties to sit and watch by him , that he was prevailed on to grant my request . From what I can now recollect , I imagine the apothecary gave him the common remedy , Dr. James 's powders . When the medicine no longer operated he fell into a sound sleep , about eleven o'clock , and when he awoke the next morning found himself much refreshed and free from fever . In the interim my wounds had been dressed , and to make the truth of my story evident , I took care to shew the bruises , and black and blue marks , with which my body was plentifully covered . Every favourable circumstance , every precaution , every effort was now indeed become necessary ; for , late in the evening , I accidentally learned a secret of the most important and hope-inspiring , yet alarming nature . My all was at stake , my very existence seemed to depend on the person who it is true had promised to be my protector , but who , perhaps , when he should hear who I was , might again become my persecutor .