midnight
Far as the eye could reach they saw what they expected to see . Half a mile away the sea rolled in on a tolerably level beach ; here it thundered and roared against a sheer cliff . Among the rocks they could see the nests of many wild-fowl , and gulls flew by them . They sat down on the rock and waited until midnight . Then they went home . The dogs received them obstreperously , and the kid from its corner bleated faintly . Robin bent over it anxiously , then warmed some milk and fed it .