midnight
A great awe was over him and he was strangely loving and gentle . ` Martha , ' he said , ` I am glad you are awake . I want to tell you something -- something wonderful ! ' And I sat down by him , and he clasped my hand and said , '' ` I was tired out with figuring and counting , and near midnight I went out to cool and soothe my brain with the night air . And I suddenly thought of Jacob on his mysterious journey , meeting the angels of God as he slept in the wilderness , and wrestling with one for a blessing . And with the thought the spirit of prayer came to me , and I knelt down in the summer-house and prayed as I never prayed before in my life . '' ` I told God all my perplexities and anxieties .