seven o'clock
She stooped and kissed his cheek lightly . Christmas Day dawned thick and white . Sidney left the little house at six , with the street light still burning through a mist of falling snow . The hospital wards and corridors were still lighted when she went on duty at seven o'clock . She had been assigned to the men 's surgical ward , and went there at once . She had not seen Carlotta Harrison since her mother 's death ; but she found her on duty in the surgical ward . For the second time in four months , the two girls were working side by side .