midnight
The longer she worked for the Cause the more she realised that Anarchy was no plaything for spare moments , but a juggling with Life and Death . At first they had given her but little to do -- a few documents to copy , some cipher messages to carry . Then the demands upon her leisure had become more frequent . She found she was expected to make no demur at being sent for miles , and once or twice there had been dreadful midnight excursions to a hut up in the mountains . The realisation of the folly of trying to escape from the burden that had been laid upon her affected her nerve and seat during her performances in the ring . For the first time she felt her courage failing her when she entered Sobrenski 's house in answer to his summons . When he had given her the despatch she made an objection on the grounds that the time taken in conveying it would absorb her few hours of rest .