noon
Another morning broke . It was possible , said the doctors -LRB- a second had been summoned -RRB- , that a crisis which drew near might bring the favourable turn ; but Amy formed her own opinion from the way in which the nurse expressed herself . She felt sure that the gravest fears were entertained . Before noon Reardon awoke from what had seemed natural sleep -- save for the rapid breathing -- and of a sudden recollected the number of the house in Cleveland Street at which Biffen was now living . He uttered it without explanation . Amy at once conjectured his meaning , and as soon as her surmise was confirmed she despatched a telegram to her husband 's friend . That evening , as Amy was on the point of returning to the sick-room after having dined at her friend 's house , it was announced that a gentleman named Biffen wished to see her .