about midnight
This was a rare thing with William . His bottle of lemonade lay untouched by his side , and he even forgot the half-eaten apple which reposed in his hand . His jaws were arrested midway in the act of munching . `` Our hero , '' he read , `` was awakened about midnight by the sound of the rattling of chains . Raising himself on his arm he gazed into the darkness . About a foot from his bed he could discern a tall , white , faintly-gleaming figure and a ghostly arm which beckoned him . '' William 's hair stood on end .