midnight
Wake up ! '' I cried , with a desperate shake at the sleeper 's shoulder . `` You 've been robbed ! '' The next move of that little midnight drama was an unexpected and startling one . Instead of being confronted by the disputatious maunderings of a half-wakened sleeper , as I expected , I was suddenly and firmly caught by the arm and jerked bodily into the seat beside him . `` You 've been robbed ! '' I repeated , as I felt that firm grip haul me seatward .