eleven o'clock
whispered the old lady who acted as housekeeper , nurse and mother to the orphaned Florence . `` I think I have n't seen her look better this great while , '' Ester answered , abruptly . `` Well , I ca n't say as she looks any worse to _ me _ either ; but Dr. Van Anden is in a fidget , and I suppose he knows what he 's about . '' The doctor came in at eleven o'clock , stood for a moment by the bedside , glanced at the old lady , who was dozing in her rocking-chair , then came over to Ester and spoke low : `` I ca n't trust the nurse . She has been broken of her rest , and is weary . I want _ you _ to keep awake . If she '' -LRB- nodding toward Florence -RRB- `` stirs , give her a spoonful from that tumbler on the stand .