midnight
In this way , at the hour of midnight , he was dragged backwards and forwards in the half-open doorway , now the men , now the goblin , having the better of the struggle . All at once the goblin let go his hold , so that the whole crew fell over one another backwards on to the floor . But the boy was dead , and they understood that it was only then that the goblin had let go . The following winter they used to hear wailings at midnight in the fishing-hut , and they had no peace until it was moved away to another spot . The Nordlander has the same , or even a greater pride in owning the fastest sailing-boat , that the East countryman in many places has in having the fastest trotting-horse . A really good boat is talked of in as many districts in the north , as , a really fine trotter would be in the south . All sorts of traditions about the speed and wonderful racing powers of the boats are current in Nordland , and romantic tales are told of some of them .