midnight
He had forgotten the lesser vengeance in the thirst for the greater , -- that he had come to fling their misfortunes into the faces of the father and the son , and to tell them that the work was his . He heard only the voice of the savage in his heart , and that was whispering `` Kill ! kill ! '' * * * * * It was close on midnight when the door giving on the porch opened and two men stood on the threshold . The younger of the two was speaking . `` It 's quieter than usual to-night . That was a good move -- getting Ludlow and the two Helgersons jailed .