about midnight
They had tea together , and then the invalid was tucked up for the night . The dray was put away in the cupboard , but he took the angel to bed with him . And so ended the first of the Three Christmas Trees . * * * * * Except for a warm glow from the wood fire in the stove , the room was dark ; but about midnight it seemed to the child that a sudden blaze of light filled the chamber . At the same moment the window curtains were drawn aside , and he saw that the spruce fir had come close up to the panes and was peeping in . Ah ! how beautiful it looked !