midnight
It may be broken at any moment , and if it be , thou mayst tarry for one campaign , not longer . My eyes will ache to see thee again , and remember that but to have visited the Holy Places will entitle thee to all the indulgences and privileges of a crusader -- Bethlehem , Nazareth , Calvary , Gethsemane , Olivet . The task is easier now , by reason of the truce , although the infidels be very treacherous , and thou wilt need constant vigilance . '' So they talked until the midnight hour . No ghostly visitant appeared to mar its joy , and the sire and son slept . The old man made the youth lie on his couch , while he lay on the floor . Hubert resisted the arrangement in vain ; the father was absolute , and so they slept .