About midnight
Some sheep-skins were piled up in a corner for Martin to sleep on , and old Jacob covered him with a horse-rug , and tucked him in very carefully . Then the kind old man withdrew to his own bed on the opposite side of the room . -LSB- Illustration : GROPING HIS WAY TO THE BUCKET OF COLD WATER -- HE MANAGED TO RAISE IT UP IN HIS ARMS , AND POURED IT OVER THE SLEEPER . -RSB- About midnight Martin was wakened by loud horrible noises in the room , and started up on bed trembling with fear . The sounds came from the old man 's nose , and resembled a succession of blasts on a ram 's horn , which , on account of its roughness and twisted shape , makes a very bad trumpet . As soon as Martin discovered the cause of the noise he crept out of bed and tried to waken the old snorer by shouting to him , tugging at his arms and legs , and finally pulling his beard . He refused to wake .