midnight
For he lived only now in Irma 's whispered promise , `` Wait , and trust to me . You shall come to me as soon as I can break my bonds . It shall be then you and I , for the rest of our days , if Love still holds the helm . '' It was long after midnight when the defiant lover returned to his apartment . The Magyar witch had finally learned the last secret of his honest heart , and with clinging arms had whispered through her kisses , `` If you leave me , Randall , it is the death of our love . '' And , trusting blindly to his honest love , Clayton wagered his life upon a woman 's faith . Under the door of his room lay a yellow envelope , and as the now resolute man read it he smiled grimly .