midnight
He did not wish to sup , but betook himself to rest . It seemed to him that he could not sleep ; but weariness won the victory over irritation . In a few hours bells and a light woke him . It was midnight and the astrologer priest came to make a report on the position of the heavenly bodies . The pharaoh heard the report , and said at the end of it , `` Couldst thou , revered prophet , make thy report to the worthy Sem hereafter ? He is my substitute in matters touching religion . '' The astrologer wondered greatly at the indifference of his lord to affair ?