midnight
He had drawn himself up to it from the top of the wall , which joined the building at the corner of the garden . ` It is easy enough , ' Stradella answered . ` And now good-bye . To-morrow night again , love , an hour before midnight . ' She rose and they joined hands again . ` I ought to tell you not to come , ' she said in a weak voice , like a child 's . ` But how can I say it -- now -- now that -- ' If any other word would have followed , it could not .