Midnight
And yet I find that is so often done , and I 'm afraid it 's the case now . '' When they reached Fraser 's house they found great excitement within . Men and women were moving about the kitchen and sitting-room trying to help , and yet always getting into one another 's way . Midnight was taken to the barn , Dan was led into the kitchen to get warm , while the parson went at once to the room where Tim was lying . Dan shrank back in a corner , for he felt much abashed at the sight of so many strangers . He wanted to be alone -- to think about what the parson had said coming along the road . And so Fraser was a sponger , and a sucker too , getting so many good things and giving nothing back .