midnight
It commanded a view of the meadow and the cottage and he rejoiced to see that all Stella 's windows were dark . The library was out of sight round the corner at the back , but a glare of light from the open door spread out over the lawn . Hazlewood looked at his watch . It was just midnight . He went to bed and slept . In the library Thresk strove to concentrate his thoughts upon his brief . But he could not , and he threw it aside at last .