midnight
She had a lover who frequented a wonderful dwelling on the other side of the headland that bounded Rainharbour bay on the north . He was rich , dark , handsome , a mysterious man , with horses and a yacht . She was his one thought , but they did not meet often because of their enemies . He was engaged upon some difficult and dangerous work for the good of mankind , and she had many a midnight ride to warn him to beware , and many a wild adventure in an open boat , going out in the dark for news . But there were happy times too , when they lived together in that handsome house hidden among the flowers behind the headland , and at night she always slept with her head on his shoulder . He had a confidential agent , a doctor , whom he sent to her with letters and messages , because it was not safe for him to appear in the public streets himself . This man was just like the one she had met on the rocks , and his clothes were always too good for the occasion .