midnight
But never trusted her eyelids to close for a moment . Jenny shared her vigil by nodding in an easy chair ; and Solomon Weismann , a young medical student , by sleeping soundly on the wooden settee in the hall . So passed the night . After midnight , to Edith 's great relief , his fever began to abate , and he sank into a sweet sleep . In the morning Solomon roused himself , and came in and relieved Edith 's watch , and attended to the wants of the patient , while she went to her room to bathe her face and weary eyes . But instead of growing better the patient grew worse , and for days life was despaired of . The most skillful medical treatment , and the most careful nursing scarcely saved his life .