midnight
When you 've had a sleep , you can give me my turn . '' Too done up to protest , Judith allowed Douglas to wrap her in blankets and , with the Wolf Cub snuggled against her back , she dropped into slumber . Douglas set himself to the task of keeping the fire going . The snow ceased at midnight and the cold grew more intense . Douglas chopped wood or walked up and down before the fire to fight off the snow stupor which constantly menaced him . When the lethargy was too heavy to be controlled by exercise alone , he stooped over Judith and , lifting the corner of the blanket which covered her face , he would gaze at her with such joy and thankfulness as he never before had experienced . Whatever the future might bring forth , he had her safe and warm for to-night .