midnight before
Very well . Yes . '' And the telephone rang off . It was midnight before the Dent household was fully reconstructed . Upstairs in the great eastern front room , a white-capped nurse was bending above the unconscious man in the bed ; downstairs in the kitchen , the tears of Kruger Bobs were mingling with the cold roast beef on the table before him . The doctor had just gone away , and in the room underneath the sickroom , Mr. Dent and his wife were quietly laying plans to meet the needs of the changed routine which had fallen upon their home . He looked up , as Ethel came slowly into the room .