About midnight
I 'm no ' blaming you for what has happened ; for I 'm mair to blame than you are . But I 'll be even wi ' that black beast , an ' put an end to his rotten career , someway or another . Sae aff you gang to your bed , an ' gie me a quate hoor tae mysel ' , '' and there was such a quiet authoritative ring in his voice that Mag dared not disobey it , and she went quietly off to bed while he sat by the fireside smoking and thinking , and feeling that his home that night must surely be the most unhappy place on God 's earth . About midnight he knocked the ashes from his pipe , and placing it on the mantelpiece , went to bed and soon fell asleep , but Mag , an insane decision taking shape in her brain , lay and brooded and tossed till well on in the morning , when she rose , kindled the fire , `` redd up '' the house , prepared the breakfast and awoke her husband to partake of the meal she had prepared . Never a word was spoken between them , and at last Sanny , after washing and dressing , walked out without a word , but fully determined in his heart to get equal with Walker before the day was over . He went straight to Rundell House , and ringing the bell asked to see the mine owner . He was shown into a room and Mr. Rundell came to him almost before he had been comfortably seated .