the hours after midnight
Anyone in the house can tell you where -- anyone will take it to her . Thank you , '' he added , speaking to the doctor . That night , for the first time , the situation began to affect him personally . In the hours after midnight , as the forces of the physical body ebbed toward the lowest point , those of the mind seemed to increase . Staring at the low night light , that by its feeble flicker exorcised the thousand phantoms that beset him , he could think clearly . In a rocking chair , across the room , the night nurse dozed , with a white shawl wrapped around her . He could hear her deep , regular breathing as she slept .