two o'clock
Don Maximo went to rest awhile , promising to return before long . The confessor did not wish to leave the house because he saw no improvement in his penitent , and he threw himself down on the sofa . Ricardo likewise remained . At two o'clock what Don Maximo feared took place . The attack was renewed , and unfortunately with such violence that the unhappy lady very narrowly escaped passing away in it . Marta , on seeing the danger , recovered the activity which she lost before the lugubrious ceremony of the communion ; she prepared all the medicines ; she rubbed the sick woman 's feet with a flesh-brush ; she held her upright a long time , so that she might not choke to death , and acted as Don Maximo had prescribed in the former cases . All those who touched Doña Gertrudis hurt her ; only Martita 's soft hands had the privilege of moving her from side to side , and placing her in the most comfortable positions without causing her pain .