midnight
Excitement and the long physical strain were now telling upon Harry . He leaned his head against the corner of the seat and the wall , drew his overcoat as a blanket about his body and shoulders , and let his eyelids droop . The dim train grew dimmer , and he slept . The train was due at Nashville between midnight and morning , and Harry was awakened by the conductor a half hour before he reached the city . He shook himself , put on his overcoat that he had used as a blanket , and tried to look through the window . He saw only darkness rushing past , but he knew that he had left Kentucky behind , and it seemed to him that he had come into an alien land , a land of future friends , no doubt , but as yet , the land of the stranger . All the people in the train were awakening , and were gathering their baggage sleepily about them .