midnight
You shall have no trouble from me . '' It took a long time to reach his house , for the poor old chap was suffering from lack of sleep , and physical weariness , as well as disappointment , and I had to let him sit down by the wayside once or twice . Being in hard condition , and not much more than half his age , I had almost forgotten that I had not slept the night before . Keen curiosity as to what might happen between now and midnight was keeping me going . He could hardly drag himself into the house . But a bath , and some food that I found in the larder restored him considerably . He helped me carry out the table .