midnight
And St. Pierre ? What would this man , her husband , think and do if he knew that his wife had given up her bedroom to this stranger ? What complications might arise IF HE KNEW ! It was late -- past midnight -- when Carrigan went to bed . Even then he did not sleep for a long time . The patter of the rain grew less and less on the roof of the bateau , and as the sound of it droned itself off into nothingness , slumber came . David was conscious of the moment when the rain ceased entirely .