midnight
On both sides the energies of the combatants were exhausted . `` What hour of the night is it ? '' asked Fink , going up to Anton , who was watching the movements of the enemy through the loop-holes of the wall . `` Past midnight , '' replied Anton . They went up to the tower and looked about them . The fields around the castle were empty . `` They have laid themselves down to sleep , '' said Fink .