midnight
Her mind was up , wandering through waste places , seeking rest in vain . The wail of the child in the next room at last had ceased . The prophet had lain down with it on the truckle bed . Long after midnight Susannah began to hear a low sound as of creeping footsteps in the field . Some people were passing very near , surely they would go past in a moment ? She heard them brushing against the outer wall , and gleams of a light carried fell upon the window . In a minute more the outer door of the house was broken open .