midnight
He sharpened a quill with his sheath-knife , and began to copy the report , making further corrections here and there . Something more than an hour had passed before the work was finished . He rolled up the document and tied it with a thong of deerskin . It was still early in the evening , but the fort was as silent as at midnight . Menard opened the door and walked out a little way . The lamps were all burning , but no soldiers were to be seen . The barrack windows were dark .