midnight
They slept that night at Kirknewton , where they put up at a small hostelry . Oswald had intended going to the monastery there , but Roger begged so earnestly that they should put up elsewhere , that he yielded to him . `` I should have no end of questions asked , as to our journey across the border , and its object , '' Roger said ; `` and it always goes against my conscience to have to lie , unless upon pressing occasions . '' `` And , moreover , '' Oswald said , with a laugh , `` you might be expected to get up to join the community at prayers , at midnight ; and they might give you a monk 's bed , instead of a more comfortable one in the guest chambers . '' `` There may be something in that , '' Roger admitted , `` and I have so often to sleep on a stone bench , for the punishment of my offences , that I own to a weakness for a soft bed , when I can get one . '' However , Oswald was pleased to see that his follower behaved , at their resting place , with more discretion than he could have hoped for ; although he somewhat surprised his host , by the heartiness of his appetite ; but , on the other hand , he was moderate in his potations , and talked but little , retiring to a bed of thick rushes , at curfew . `` In truth , I was afraid to trust myself , '' he said to Oswald , as they lay down side by side .