midnight
How I wish I could bear the pain for you ! '' My recovery from the attack of tonsilitis , thanks to Dr. Pettit 's remedies , was almost as rapid as the seizure had been sudden . My mother-in-law , forgetting her own invalidism , carried out the physician 's directions faithfully . The choking sensation in my throat gradually lessened , until by midnight I was able to go to sleep . I have no idea when Dicky came home from his `` impromptu studio party . '' His mother , whose deftness , efficiency and unexpected tenderness surprised me , arranged a bed for him on the couch in the living room , and I did not hear him come in at all . `` My poor little sweetheart ! ''