midnight
I waited for the coming of two living men together into the Bride 's Chamber , years upon years . It was infused into my knowledge -LRB- of the means I am ignorant -RRB- that if two living men , with their eyes open , could be in the Bride 's Chamber at One in the morning , they would see me sitting in my chair . ` At length , the whispers that the room was spiritually troubled , brought two men to try the adventure . I was scarcely struck upon the hearth at midnight -LRB- I come there as if the Lightning blasted me into being -RRB- , when I heard them ascending the stairs . Next , I saw them enter . One of them was a bold , gay , active man , in the prime of life , some five and forty years of age ; the other , a dozen years younger . They brought provisions with them in a basket , and bottles .