midnight
Presently they settled down upon the forest for the night , and all the trees were filled with the chattering multitude . Often the bough bent almost to the ground beneath the weight of birds , clustered so thick that they could scarcely find a footing . The fox and the wolf that had looked at the lone cabin came back now to seek , an easier prey . Henry Ware slept until far after midnight , and then he awoke easily , without jerk or start . The fire had burned down , and a deep bed of coals lay on the hearth . Paul still slept , and when Henry touched him he found that he had ceased to perspire . No trace of the fever was left .