One o'clock
Every half-hour or less , a pale face appeared at the door ; and Huldah just slid across the room , and said , `` He is really doing nicely , pray lie down ; '' or , `` His pulse is surely better , I will certainly come to you if it flags ; '' or `` Pray trust me , I will not let you wait a moment if he needs you ; '' or , `` Pray get ready for to-morrow . An hour 's sleep now will be worth everything to you then . '' And the poor mother would crawl back to her baby and her bed , and pretend to try to sleep ; and in half an hour would appear again at the door . One o'clock , two o'clock , three o'clock . How companionable Dr. Lowell 's clock seems when one is sitting up so , with no one else to talk to ! Four o'clock at last ; it is really growing to be quite intimate . Five o'clock .