six o'clock
It struck me as curious that the moment she became conscious she pressed the garlic flowers close to her . It was certainly odd that whenever she got into that lethargic state , with the stertorous breathing , she put the flowers from her ; but that when she waked she clutched them close . There was no possibility of making any mistake about this , for in the long hours that followed , she had many spells of sleeping and waking and repeated both actions many times . At six o'clock Van Helsing came to relieve me . Arthur had then fallen into a doze , and he mercifully let him sleep on . When he saw Lucy 's face I could hear the sissing indraw of his breath , and he said to me in a sharp whisper : `` Draw up the blind ; I want light ! '' Then he bent down , and , with his face almost touching Lucy 's , examined her carefully .