midnight
At this moment the withered leaves of a white rose fell from Venetia 's dress . A sofa-bed was then made for Lady Annabel , of which , however , she did not avail herself . The whole night she sat by her daughter 's side , watching every movement of Venetia , refreshing her hot brow and parched lips , or arranging , at every opportunity , her disordered pillows . About an hour past midnight the surgeon retired to rest , for a few hours , in the apartment prepared for him , and Pauncefort , by the desire of her mistress , also withdrew : Lady Annabel was alone with her child , and with those agitated thoughts which the strange occurrences of the day were well calculated to excite . Early in the morning the physician arrived at Cherbury . It remained for him only to approve of the remedies which had been pursued . No material change , however , had occurred in the state of Venetia : she had not slept , and still she seemed unconscious of what was occurring .