midnight
In his struggles Kazan sprung the remaining two traps . One of them missed . The fifth , and last , caught him by a hindfoot . This was a little past midnight . From then until morning the earth and snow under the windfall were torn up by the struggles of the wolf , the dog and the lynx to regain their freedom . And when morning came , all three were exhausted , and lay on their sides , panting and with bleeding jaws , waiting for the coming of man -- and death . Henri and Weyman were out early .