about ten
o'clock
They carried her upstairs among them and laid her upon the bed , where the Doctor watched beside her , while Charles went off to the police-station , and the Denvers mounted guard over the frightened maids . Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes , the police finished their inquiries , and all come back to its normal quiet . Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head . It was with some surprise , therefore , that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock , asking him to be good enough to step in to her . He hurried in , fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse , but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed , with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her . She had removed the handkerchief , and had put on a little cap with pink ribbons , and a maroon dressing-jacket , daintily fulled at the neck and sleeves . `` My dear friend , '' said she as he entered , `` I wish to make a last few remarks to you .