midnight
`` Yes , '' was the answer ; `` what is your wish , Miss Edith ? '' `` That you would come and sit with me a while . '' `` What time is it ! '' `` I know not ; but , by the stars , it should be little after midnight . '' `` Return to your room , and I will soon be there with a light , '' answered the one called Sylva . The young girl did as requested , and sank down in a large arm-chair which nearly concealed her in its soft cushions . Presently the small side-door opened , and Sylva entered , bearing an astral lamp and a few light pieces of kindling wood .