midnight
Was it that they might have a survey of all the day 's deeds and examine them under the cruel black beams of Insomnia ? Virginia said : ` You are wakeful . ' ` Thoughtful , ' was the answer . A century of the midnight rolled on . Dorothea said : ` He behaved very beautifully . ' ` I looked at the General 's portrait while he besought us , ' Virginia replied . ` One sees him in Victor , at Victor 's age .