midnight
His manner caused Merry to glance up quickly . The transom was open , leaving an aperture of about three inches . Through this aperture could be dimly seen the upper part of a face , with a pair of coal-black eyes , which were fixed with an ominous and steady stare upon Merry . In those midnight eyes there was a gleam of unspeakable hatred , savage malevolence , and deadly rancor . They were the eyes of one who longed to do murder . The awful look in those terrible eyes seemed to freeze both Morgan and Starbright and turn them to stone . For some moments they remained motionless and breathless .