midnight
I waited , with my heart in my mouth , wondering if anything had been overheard , if anything had been discovered . It was only then , too , that the enormity of my offense came home to me . I was a house-breaker . I was playing the part of a midnight burglar . I was facing a situation in which I had no immediate interest . I was being confronted by perils I had no means of comprehending . But I intended to get inside that room , no matter what it cost .