midnight
That night I could not sleep . The storm lasted for hours , and the rain swept in sheets across the landscape . The darkness was intense , and the midsummer heat of the day was lost in the chill of that drouth-breaking torrent . After midnight I went to my father 's room . He had not retired , but was sitting by the window against which the rain beat heavily . The light burned low , and his fine face was dimly outlined in the shadows . I sat down beside his knee as I was wont to do in childhood .