midnight
He was a good deal surprised when he found that this was Madame Le Maître . He had had no definite notion of her , but this certainly did not fulfil his idea . It was but the work of a short time to do all that could be done that night for the sick man , to leave the remedies that were to be used . It was now midnight . The hot stove in the room , causing reaction from the strongly-stimulating air , made him again feel heavy with sleep . The nun-like lady , who had as yet said almost nothing to him , now touched him on the shoulder and beckoned him to follow her . She led him out into the night again , round the house and into a barn , in either side of which were tremendous bins of hay .