midnight
Once more I paused to catch any sound that might arise from without . All was still . I seized the candle and prepared to mount the stairs . I had not reached the first landing when I called to mind my midnight meeting with Welbeck at the door of his daughter 's chamber . The chamber was now desolate ; perhaps it was accessible ; if so , no injury was done by entering it . My curiosity was strong , but it pictured to itself no precise object . Three steps would bear me to the door .