about midnight
... There are no Dead ! ... '' As soon as Tyltyl and Mytyl were in bed , Light kissed them and faded away at once , so as not to disturb their sleep with the rays that always streamed from her beautiful self . It must have been about midnight , when Tyltyl , who was dreaming of the little Blue Children , felt a soft velvet paw pass to and fro over his face . He was surprised and sat up in bed in a bit of a fright ; but he was soon reassured when he saw his friend Tylette 's glowing eyes glittering in the dark . `` Hush ! '' said the Cat in his ear .