midnight
`` Let us keep silence over it ; may be that he means to help you in your difficulties . '' She stayed there the night . We return now to tell of Gest . Towards midnight he heard a loud noise outside , and very soon there walked a huge troll-wife into the room . She carried a trough in one hand and a rather large cutlass in the other . She looked round the room as she entered , and on seeing Gest lying there she rushed at him ; he started up and attacked her furiously . They fought long together ; she was the stronger but he evaded her skilfully .