midnight
in their hands were the ghosts of spears . Of course I knew at once that this was but another manifestation of Ayesha 's magic powers , which some whim of hers had drawn us from our beds to witness . Yet I confess that I felt frightened . Even the boldest of men , however free from superstition , might be excused should their nerve fail them if , when standing in a churchyard at midnight , suddenly on every side they saw the dead arising from their graves . Also our surroundings were wilder and more eerie than those of any civilized burying-place . `` What new devilment of thine is this ? '' cried Leo in a scared and angry voice .