about midnight
Then he left , walking slowly , entered the room and sat down upon the same chair where he was when the tidings reached him ; his face was as if petrified and motionless and he sat there so long that the page began to be alarmed ; he put his head halfway in the door now and then . Hour after hour passed by . The customary stir ceased within the castle , but from the direction of the chapel came a dull indistinct hammering ; then nothing disturbed the silence but the calls of the watchmen . It was already about midnight when the old knight awoke as from sleep , and called the servant . `` Where is Brother Rotgier ? '' he asked . But the servant , unnerved by the silence , events and sleeplessness , apparently did not understand him , but looked at him with fear and replied in a trembling voice : `` I do not know , sir ... '' The old man burst out into laughter and said mildly : `` Child , I asked whether he is already in the chapel . ''