midnight
`` First , is he ? Then go to him , and let him feed you and clothe you , you ungrateful wretch ! '' And with the words the angry man struck Job such a blow that he went reeling over , a dead-weight , on the floor . It was midnight when Tony , passing the door , heard the old man moan . Peering in at the window , he saw him on his knees beside Job , who , with white face and closed eyes , lay on a lounge near the door . Tony stole away to whisper to Hans : `` Guess the old man 's made way with the kid ! Let 's lay low ! ''