midnight
Then this was what Chapman and the maids had meant . This was Mrs. Sophia Selby 's vulgar superstition ! I found that Clarence had heard none of the mysterious whispers afloat , and only knew that Griff had deserted the room after his own return to London . I related what I had learnt from the old lady , and in that midnight hour we agreed that it could be no mere fancy or rumour , but that cruel wrong must have been done in that chamber . Our feeling was that all ought to be made known , and in that impression we fell asleep , Clarence first . By and by I found him moving . He had heard the clock strike four , and thought it wiser to repair to his own quarters , where he believed the disturbance was over .