the midnight sun
During Dextry 's garrulous ramblings , Glenister emerged from the darkness and silently took his place beside her , against the rail . `` What portent do you see that makes you stare into the night so anxiously ? '' he inquired . `` I am wishing for a sight of the midnight sun or the aurora borealis , '' she replied . `` Too late for one an ' too fur south for the other , '' Dextry interposed . `` We 'll see the sun further north , though . '' `` Have you ever heard the real origin of the Northern Lights ? ''