midnight
He lay till midnight without moving or opening his eyes . He felt neither anger nor shame , but a vague ache in his soul . He neither blamed his father nor pitied his mother , nor was he tormented by stings of conscience ; he realized that every one in the house was feeling the same ache , and God only knew which was most to blame , which was suffering most ... . At midnight he woke the labourer , and told him to have the horse ready at five o'clock in the morning for him to drive to the station ; he undressed and got into bed , but could not get to sleep . He heard how his father , still awake , paced slowly from window to window , sighing , till early morning . No one was asleep ; they spoke rarely , and only in whispers . Twice his mother came to him behind the screen .