midnight
It is not meet that he should slumber now . '' Hugo was not easily roused . He had slept ill : for as night had come down upon him in the castle for the last time , he had not felt quite so sure of being able to lead his pursuers a merry chase . And it was midnight when he fell into an uneasy sleep which became heavy as morning dawned . Humphrey knew nothing of this , however , nor would he have cared if he had . By his own arguing of the case in his mind , he was now firm in the conviction that Hugo had been put into his charge , and he was quite determined to control him in all things . So he routed him from his slumbers and his bed without the slightest compunction , bidding him make haste that they might take advantage of the fair day prognosticated by the owls .