About one in the morning
He hastened to say , in tolerable French , that her will should be a law to them in every respect , and that she was at perfect liberty to wear the mask till it was her pleasure to lay it aside . She understood him ; for she replied , by a very imperfect attempt , in the same language , to express her gratitude for the permission , as she seemed to regard it , of retaining her disguise . The Doctor proceeded to other arrangements ; and , for the satisfaction of those readers who may love minute information , we record , that Luckie Simson , the first in the race , carried as a prize the situation of sick-nurse beside the delicate patient ; that Peg Thomson was permitted the privilege of recommending her good-daughter , Bet Jamieson , to be wet-nurse ; and an _ oe _ , or grandchild , of Luckie Jaup was hired to assist in the increased drudgery of the family ; the Doctor thus , like a practised minister , dividing among his trusty adherents such good things as fortune placed at his disposal . About one in the morning the Doctor made his appearance at the Swan Inn , and acquainted the stranger gentleman , that he wished him joy of being the father of a healthy boy , and that the mother was , in the usual phrase , as well as could be expected . The stranger heard the news with seeming satisfaction , and then exclaimed , `` He must be christened , Doctor ! he must be christened instantly ! '' `` There can be no hurry for that , '' said the Doctor .