midnight
Sick horse , I suppose . Why do n't they get him out and let the others sleep ? '' He began to hurry . A light in stables close to midnight was not to be accounted for on any other supposition than an accident or serious emergency , and if there were either it was his affair as adjutant to know all the facts at once . `` What 's going on in there ? '' he shouted in a voice of authority while he was yet twenty yards away . But there was no answer .