midnight
`` To fetch his wife . '' `` Be careful , boy , in the name of God what wife did he go for ? '' `` For Jurand 's daughter . There is much to be told about it , enough for a whole night , but , honored sir , allow me to rest a little , for I have been constantly traveling since midnight . '' Macko ceased questioning for a little while , for his great surprise deprived him of speech . When he had somewhat recovered , he shouted to the servant to throw some wood on the fire and bring food for the Bohemian ; then he began to pace up and down , gesticulating and talking to himself : `` I can not believe mine own ears ... . Jurand 's daughter ... .