midnight
I at once arranged relays of sentinels -- men from the coal-pits . But the body is gone ; I am certain of it . A fishing-boat went out from the village , Strutherwick , before the dawn . It came into the little harbour after midnight -- some night-wandering lover saw it enter -- and it must have sailed again before dawn . ' ` Did you examine the snow near the harbour ? ' ` I could not be everywhere at once , and I was single-handed ; but I sent down the old serving-man , John Bower . He is stupid enough , but I gave him a note to any fisherman he might meet .