ten o'clock
By nightfall the exertions of Dan , Lucy , and Chloe had made the house tidy . Beds of rushes and grass had been made in the room upstairs for the women , and Dan had no occasion for one for himself , as he was going to stop up with his master . He , however , brought a bundle of rushes into the kitchen , and when it became dark threw himself down upon them for a few hours ' sleep , Lucy and her old nurse taking their place in Vincent 's room and promising to rouse Dan at twelve o'clock . During the early part of the night Vincent was restless and uneasy , but toward morning he became more quiet and dozed off , and had but just awoke when the doctor drove up at ten o'clock . He found the inflammation and swelling so much abated that he was able at once to probe for the ball . Chloe was his assistant . Lucy felt that her nerves would not be equal to it , and Dan 's hand shook so that he could not hold the basin .