midnight
Would n't somebody help him ? ' ` There 's not much help to be expected in this world , ' answered the girl . Physical weariness brought her a few hours of oblivion as soon as she had lain down , but her sleep came to an end in the early morning , when the pressure of evil dreams forced her back to consciousness of real sorrows and cares . A fog-veiled sky added its weight to crush her spirit ; at the hour when she usually rose it was still all but as dark as midnight . Her mother 's voice at the door begged her to lie and rest until it grew lighter , and she willingly complied , feeling indeed scarcely capable of leaving her bed . The thick black fog penetrated every corner of the house . It could be smelt and tasted .