Midnight
The storm grew fiercer and fiercer . Boys in their dormitories sit up in bed and listened to the roar of the wind as it howled round the house . And that silent party in the Doctor 's study never once thought of seeking rest . Midnight came ; but no Oliver , no Loman -- and the storm as furious as ever . Presently there came a soft knock at the door , which made every one start suddenly as the door opened . It was Stephen in his night-shirt . He , like every one else , had been awakened by the storm .