midnight
`` They have sent for me now , '' she said . `` I suppose some other cases have come in . '' `` I 'll go back with you , '' offered Zaidos , and together they stumbled along through the rapidly gathering dusk . Three more men had been hurt , and when they had finally been sent back to the hospital , it was almost midnight . Zaidos found Helen sitting at the opening of the shelter , looking up at the stars . She made room for him on the plank . `` I 'm thinking hard about home , John , '' she said .