midnight
But no chance to see him alone was afforded her . He disappeared to pack his trunk while she was doing the dishes , and did not emerge again during the evening . She squatted under his window for a while in the dark , hoping that he would look out , and gave up her watch only when she heard him snoring . Then she , too , went to bed , where she lay turning and twisting until after midnight . Dropping off , at last , she dreamed that she and the colonel 's son had been court-martialed by the professor and were to be shot at the celebration . Breakfast was eaten at three o'clock next morning , and at sun-up the light wagon and the buckboard were ready for the drive to the station . Every one had been so busy since rising that the professor 's discovery was not mentioned .