midnight
` I 'll tell you why , ' he said . ` I have always seen you -- I did n't let you know it , but I have -- on the evening of that day grow very sad . I have seen you cry when Grip and I were most glad ; and look frightened with no reason ; and I have touched your hand , and felt that it was cold -- as it is now . Once , mother -LRB- on a birthday that was , also -RRB- , Grip and I thought of this after we went upstairs to bed , and when it was midnight , striking one o'clock , we came down to your door to see if you were well . You were on your knees . I forget what it was you said . Grip , what was it we heard her say that night ? '