midnight
The sleep will refresh you , and I promise you there will not be any bad dreams after tonight . ' He shook his head hopelessly , so I sat a little longer and then left him . When I got home I made my arrangements for the night , for I had made up my mind to share Jacob Settle 's lonely vigil in his cottage on the moor . I judged that if he got to sleep before sunset he would wake well before midnight , and so , just as the bells of the city were striking eleven , I stood opposite his door armed with a bag , in which were my supper , an extra large flask , a couple of candles , and a book . The moonlight was bright , and flooded the whole moor , till it was almost as light as day ; but ever and anon black clouds drove across the sky , and made a darkness which by comparison seemed almost tangible . I opened the door softly , and entered without waking Jacob , who lay asleep with his white face upward . He was still , and again bathed in sweat .