midnight
His bark was savage and persistent . She was roused by the noise . By and by she fancied she heard a movement in the house ; then it seemed to her that the house-door opened . She cocked her ears , and could almost make out voices in the midnight stillness . She slipped from the bed , locked and bolted the door of the room , assured herself of Lucy 's unconsciousness , and went on tiptoe to the window . The trees all stood white to the north ; the ground glittered ; the cold was keen . Berry wrapped her fat arms across her bosom , and peeped as close over into the garden as the situation of the window permitted .