midnight
The only thing that really troubled him was loss of spiritual communion . At five o'clock on Sunday afternoons he felt he wanted chapel , but had to do without it . At seven he ate his simple mid - day meal . At eleven he had tea and muffins , and at midnight he began to crave again for hymns and sermons . At three he had a bread-and-cheese supper , and retired early at four a.m. , feeling sad and unsatisfied . `` He was essentially a man of habit . '' * * * * * The unobtrusive stranger ceased , and we sat gazing in silence at the ceiling .