midnight
The Abbey dungeons are no good place for news . Yet the monk who took him his food this morning said that Sir Christopher told him that he had been undone by some ghost which called to him with the voice of his dead wife as he rode near King 's Grave Mount . '' Now when Cicely heard this she rose and left the room accompanied by Emlyn , for she could bear no more . But Jacob Smith and Bolle remained questioning the man closely upon many matters , and , having learned all he could tell them , sent him away under guard and sat there till midnight consulting and making up their plans with the farmers and yeomen whom they called to them from time to time . Next morning early they sought out Cicely and told her that to them it seemed wise that the Abbey should be attacked without delay . `` But my husband lies there , '' she answered in distress , `` and then they will kill him . '' `` So I fear they may if we do not attack , '' replied Jacob .