seven o'clock in the evening
Martha was sitting with him whenever she could , for his father did not seem to understand nursing , and it would be a great relief when a properly-trained person arrived . She came , and so did the doctor , but not till close upon church-time , and little but stray reports from the sick-room reached the population upstairs all that day , as Mr. Audley , whenever he was not at church , was obliged to be in attendance on his strange guests . All that reached the anxious and excited young people was the tidings of the patient being not unlikely to do well , though he was in great pain and high fever , and continually calling for the poor negro who had saved his life at the expense of his own . This was the last bulletin when the household parted to go their several ways on Monday morning , not to be all collected again and free to speak till seven o'clock in the evening , when they met round the table for tea . ` Mamma looks cheery , ' said Felix , coming into the little back room where Wilmet was spreading bread and butter . ` Yes , ' said Wilmet , ` I think she has cared to hear about the fire . So many people have come in and talked , that it has enlivened her . '