midnight
Ingred , who hated the cold , shivered as she crossed the windy quadrangle from the college to the hostel , and congratulated herself that she lived in the days of modern comforts . `` How the old monks and nuns managed to exist in those wretched chilly damp cloisters I ca n't imagine , '' she said , as she squatted by the stove warming her hands . `` Were they allowed to take hot bricks to bed with them in their cells ? Think of turning out for midnight services into an unwarmed church ! It sounds absolutely miserable ! '' `` Perhaps they made themselves more comfortable than we think , '' commented Verity . `` One of them probably kept up the fire and doled out hot drinks after the services .