midnight
Even now lights were still shining from the Alexandrian 's tent through the sultry , veiled night . There seemed to be no waking life on the pirates ' island . Even old Tabus had probably put out the fire and gone to sleep , for deathlike silence and deep darkness surrounded it . Had Hanno , who agreed to meet her here after midnight , also failed to come ? Had the pirate learned , like the Greek , to break his promise ? Only half conscious what she was doing , she left the boat ; but her slender foot had scarcely touched the land when a tall figure emerged from the thicket near the shore and approached her through the darkness . `` Hanno ! ''