about midnight
But Tom , sly as he was , could not play a double part forever . His sin found him out and his punishment came close upon the heels of it . We shall tell all about it in its proper place . Having no watch to stand on this particular night , and having no fear of capture by cruisers or a fight with armed steam launches , Marcy soon fell asleep , to be awakened about midnight by a sound that sent the cold chills all over him . He could not have told just what it was , but all the same it frightened him . He sat up in bed and pulled one of his revolvers from under his pillow . He listened intently , and in a few seconds the sound was repeated .