midnight
But how lovely she is ! When she took her mother in her arms , I thought of all the Greek heroines I ever read about . Still , ` if she be not fair for me ' -- if I am not to be either lover or friend -- this is no place for me . '' The clock on the mantel struck midnight . `` A strange night , '' he mused . `` There is one sweet and one bitter thing about it . I have done her a service , and she did not care . ''