Midnight
He was just ready to scream , when he recollected what the Eyes were , and boldly saying : -- `` Two Eyes ! come here and swallow me up ! '' he rolled himself up in the bed clothes and was soon fast asleep . Midnight . -LSB- Illustration -RSB- The clock of Trinity struck twelve . One would have thought from the long pause after each stroke , that it had great difficulty in making out the complete number . Really it was so long about it because it wished to give plenty of time for starting to the various persons and things in the neighborhood , who are wont to be agog at that hour only .