midnight
. thou as well as I , . . to one of Lysia 's midnight banquets , -- an honor that falls to few , -- a mandate none dare disobey ! She must have spied thee out this morning -- the only unkneeling soul in all the abject multitude-hence , perhaps , her present desire for thy company . '' There was a touch of vexation in his voice , but Theos heeded it not . His heart gave a great bound against his ribs as though pricked by a fire-tipped arrow , -- something swift and ardent stirred in his blood like the flowing of quicksilver , .