nine in the evening
Her supper was sent up to her , and she prepared herself for her night 's watch . She gave the child such nourishment as she believed she could stand , and from time to time took her pulse , making records of it upon her chart for the surgeon 's inspection later on . At intervals she took Hattie 's temperature , placing the clinical thermometer in the armpit . Toward nine in the evening , while she was doing this for the third time within the hour , one of the house servants came to the room to inform her that she was wanted on the telephone . Lloyd hesitated , unwilling to leave Hattie for an instant . However , the telephone was close at hand , and it was quite possible that Dr. Street had rung her up to ask for news . But it was the agency that had called , and Miss Douglass informed her that a telegram had arrived there for her a few moments before .