midnight
He tossed about in his narrow berth and he was troubled with disagreeable dreams . Sometimes it happens that such dreams visit us to warn us of impending danger . Robert finally dreamed that a pickpocket had drawn his pocketbook from his pocket and was running away with it , and he awoke with a sudden start , his face bathed in perspiration . It was midnight . The band had ceased playing for two hours and all who had staterooms had retired to them . Only here and there in the main saloon a passenger lay asleep in an armchair . There was a scanty light , which entered the stateroom through a small window , and by this light Robert , half rising in bed , saw a sight that startled him .