midnight
I woke to a black night . The stars looked cold , and the men beside me lay as if dead . I looked up and watched the roll of the planets . The mystery of infinity which lies naked at midnight in the wilderness drives some men mad . Heretofore I had been untouched by it except with delight . Now I crept cautiously to my feet and went softly to the woman . I know that I stepped without sound , but as I stood for a moment looking down at the couch of boughs where she lay I heard a guarded whisper .