Midnight
`` He was a careless man . I was bitter at him this afternoon , and now he is lying there . Quick , Dan , get on your coat and hat ; we must be off at once . '' It did not take them long to make ready , and soon Midnight was speeding through the darkness . This time it was no leisurely jog , but the pace she well knew how to set when her master was forth on important business . Across the river she sped , then over hill and valley , which echoed with the merry jingle of the bells . For some time Parson John did not speak , and seemed to be intent solely upon Midnight .