midnight
The hostess then began to tell her how powerful the robbers were . People were forever hanging , beheading , and breaking them on the wheel , and yet they never seemed to grow less . The militia of three counties combined with the Imperial troops were not strong enough to root them out of the mountains . And then she kept Michal awake till long after midnight by telling her of the adventures and exploits of the robbers , and the terrible fate which awaited them at the hands of the vihodar of Zeb . `` Who is he ? '' asked Michal . What !