midnight
They said nothing to him , however , and shortly after went out . Tom 's great alarm for Jim drove nearly every other thought from his mind . Late as it was , he would have started out to search for him , could he have formed the least idea of the course to take ; but , besides being a stranger in the city , he knew that a single man or a hundred might spend weeks in hunting for one in the metropolis , without the least probability of finding him . It was near midnight when he concluded to make his way to the room , hoping that Jim would show up before morning . The sounds of revelry below , mingled with shouts and the stamping of feet , together with the feverish condition of the lad , kept him awake another hour ; but at last he fell into a light , uneasy sleep , haunted by all sorts of grotesque , awful visions . Suddenly he awoke ; in the dim light of his little room Tom saw the figure of a man standing by the bed . `` Who are you ?