eleven o’clock
It was a sad procession . Elsbeth had Paul carried into her own bedroom , locked the door , and seated herself near the bed . Vainly the aunts implored to be let in . At eleven o'clock the doctor came , and declared himself willing to stay with his patient till next morning . He had evidently come prepared for it , for he was an old friend of the house and one of the wedding guests . Meanwhile they were to telegraph for a nurse . `` May I not stay with him ? ''