midnight
And when , presently , I found he was not asleep , I motioned to the night nurse . `` The change seemed to come suddenly ; she went to find one of the internes ; I sat with my hand on his pulse ... . There were three physicians there ... . Jack was not conscious after midnight . '' Palla 's lips and throat were dry and aching and her voice almost inaudible : `` Darling , '' she whispered , '' -- darling -- if I could give him back to you and take his place ! -- '' Ilse smiled , but her heavy eyelids quivered : `` The scheme of things is so miserably patched together ... . Except for the indestructible divinity within each one of us , it all would be so hopeless ... .