midnight
I was only surprised that she had not heard me walking behind her , for my footsteps were quite audible on the hard snow . But she must have been taken up with her intentions and I resolved not to disturb her . She knelt down by her father 's grave , made the sign of the cross and began to pray . At that moment , it struck midnight . At the last stroke , I saw Mlle. Daae life -LCB- sic -RCB- her eyes to the sky and stretch out her arms as though in ecstasy . I was wondering what the reason could be , when I myself raised my head and everything within me seemed drawn toward the invisible , WHICH WAS PLAYING THE MOST PERFECT MUSIC ! Christine and I knew that music ; we had heard it as children .