midnight
Under the influence of warmth and comfort her fear of the woman had vanished . `` Think you , good mother , that the storm will soon pass ? '' `` Nay ; '' answered she her face softening at the appellation . `` Not till midnight comes ; for `` When storm comes at end of day The midnight hour takes the rain away . ' '' The girl 's face clouded . `` Then I must forth at midnight , '' she declared . `` Thy need must be urgent that impels thee onward through the darkness , '' observed the woman keenly .