ten o'clock
And the doctor , with a humorous nod to his angry friend , went downstairs . After this warning of the real danger in which Dudley lay , it was , of course , impossible for Mr. Wedmore to send poor Carrie away , at any rate until the arrival of some one who could take her place . And as there was clearly some sense in the doctor 's suggestion that her knowledge of the case was valuable , Mr. Wedmore ended by sending up for one trained nurse to relieve her , instead of for two , as he had proposed . And , after all , there seemed to be less danger in the direction of Max than he had supposed ; for Carrie never once left the sick-room until the professional nurse arrived at ten o'clock that night . And as Mrs. Wedmore was then in waiting to mount guard over Carrie , and to carry her off to her supper and then to her bedroom , the first day 's danger to the susceptible son and heir seemed to have been got through rather well . On the following morning , however , the well-watched Carrie escaped from the supervision of her jailers , and boldly made a direct attack upon Max under the family 's nose . Carrie was looking out of one of the back windows of the house to get a breath of fresh air , before taking her turn of duty in the sick-room , when she saw Max talking to one of the grooms outside the stables .