midnight
Well , the thaw came . And the weather grew so warm that Solomon Owl could stay out all night without once feeling chilled . He found the change so agreeable that he strayed further from home than was his custom . Indeed , he was far away on the other side of Blue Mountain at midnight , when it began to rain . Now , that was not quite so pleasant . But still Solomon did not mind greatly . It was not until later that he began to feel alarmed , when he noticed that flying did not seem so easy as usual .