midnight
This blood was exactly what I wanted , and in my anxiety to make a good job of it I kicked him several times in the face until he lay there , motionless and senseless , bleeding from every gash ... . In the joy of giving this remorseless bully what he needed to overcome his pride I OVERLOOKED ENTIRELY THE PROPRIETY OF MAKING HIM BLEED IN ALL THE OTHER ROOMS ... . This little oversight may cost me a well-earned reputation for efficient management I have hitherto enjoyed among many great men of our times , if the omission be detected by some enterprising commission , some journalist or SERVICE man who will certainly check up my report if I leave this place alive ... '' 25 . This entry follows : `` It was a long wait till midnight when the mob outside expected to be invited to a division of the spoils ... . but my plans were taking shape gradually as the moments slipped away ... . In this isolated , though nicely furnished and elegant two-story dwelling , I got closer to the heart of my celebrated prisoner and his family than any other man alive ... . In the few hours left to us before the time set for their ` execution ' -- in these evening shadows of July , 1918 , -- we have been discussing the effect of THEIR SACRIFICE upon the history of the world ... .