Twelve o'clock
On the contrary , he became more wide awake . In fact , he began to imagine that he was becoming possessed of the vision of the cat . Dark as it was in the room , Dave began to feel certain that he could distinguish plainly the ghostly figure of the saving doughface in the alcove opposite . Twelve o'clock struck . Then more waiting . It was not so very long , this time , however , before there came a faint tapping at the window . Dave Darrin was out of bed as though he had been shot out .