midnight
There is food ready in case she should care for it . I have plenty of light in the room , so that through the aperture where I have not fully drawn the curtain there may be light to guide her . Oh , how the time drags ! The clock has struck midnight . One , two ! Thank goodness , it will shortly be dawn , and the activity of the day may begin ! Work may again prove , in a way , to be an anodyne .