midnight
Now there was feasting enough , and somewhere they found at a thane 's house a great tent , and they set that up , so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them , as it were . Gladly did Berthun rid himself of war gear and take to his old trade again . I suppose that the little Tetford valley had never heard the like sounds of rejoicing before . Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side , and I rose from the board and went out , to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight . He was armed , and his face was wan and tired . `` Come apart , friend , '' he said ; `` I have a message from the king . '' `` To me ? ''