midnight
Yes , yes . I should n't wonder . ' She seemed to fall asleep as soon as she had spoken ; her head dropped heavily on the boards . Not long after midnight the potman made his appearance . As always , on returning from his sixteen-hour day of work , he was all but insensible with fatigue . Entering the room , he turned his white face with an expression of stupid wonderment to the corner in which Bob lay . The latter raised himself to a sitting posture .