midnight
Suddenly he felt a strange thrill pass through her , and raising herself with a last great endeavour , she sat erect , staring into the blue sky that showed through the window . `` I am engaged for this set , sir , '' she said in her winning voice , while a girlish smile transfigured her wan face , `` but if it pleases you , you may put your name down for the next . '' Rising , he bent quickly over her , but before he touched her she had fallen back upon the pillows and lay with her arch smile frozen upon her face . CHAPTER V. Christopher Plants by Moonlight At midnight they left him to watch alone in her chamber , and while he sat in the shadow beside the tester bed his thoughts encircled the still form on the white counterpane . On the mantel two candles burned dimly , and the melted tallow dripped slowly down into the tall brass candlesticks . The dimity curtains of the bed fluttered softly in the breeze that blew through the open window , and in his nostrils there was the scent of the single rose standing in a glass vase upon the table . Tucker had brought her the rose that morning and she had held it for a pleased moment in her trembling fingers .