four o'clock
He is going to get well presently , and you will have him home for Christmas . What you have to do is to keep his spirits up , and cheer him all you can , and the doctor will cure him , and we will take care of him and send him home in time to eat his Christmas dinner . '' Bella smiled through her tears , and with the worst fear lifted from her heart she turned to her father again . Till four o'clock they sat by him and talked , and he listened contentedly . He was anxious to hear every little detail of all they had been doing at home . He was too weak to talk much , but he joined in now and then , and laughed a lot at the funny things they told him . He was very much pleased when he heard about Rocket .