three o’clock
I 'm going to give her a dose of ipecac first of all . '' Minnie May did not take kindly to the ipecac but Anne had not brought up three pairs of twins for nothing . Down that ipecac went , not only once , but many times during the long , anxious night when the two little girls worked patiently over the suffering Minnie May , and Young Mary Joe , honestly anxious to do all she could , kept up a roaring fire and heated more water than would have been needed for a hospital of croupy babies . It was three o'clock when Matthew came with a doctor , for he had been obliged to go all the way to Spencervale for one . But the pressing need for assistance was past . Minnie May was much better and was sleeping soundly . `` I was awfully near giving up in despair , '' explained Anne .