midnight
He talked it over with his wife , and she agreed with him . And so they underwent the humiliation of telling their landlady , and they obtained permission to keep Corydon 's trunk in the hall , as there was no place for it in the tiny room . Such things as would not go upon the little dressing-stand , or hang behind the door , they put into boxes and shoved under the bed . And now , when midnight came , Thyrsis would go out for a walk while Corydon went to bed ; and then he would come in and make his own bed upon the floor , with a quilt which the landlady had given them , and a pair of blankets they had borrowed from home , and his overcoat and some of Corydon 's skirts when it was cold . Sometimes it would be very cold , and then he would have to sleep in his clothing ; for there was no room save directly under the window , and they would not sleep with the window down . In the morning Corydon would turn her face to the wall while Thyrsis washed and dressed ; and then he would go out and walk , while she took her turn . And so he parted with the last shred of his isolation .