midnight
He sighed gently . He , too , had loitered when his heart pleaded . Why should Dick be firmer than he ? It was after midnight when he reached the sheltering , broken , ground along the river . The provost prison fronted the water . It had been a tobacco warehouse , built long before , and hastily transformed into its present military purpose . It was set in what was called a `` cut '' in the heavy clay bank , thus bringing the lower windows below the level of the surrounding land .