midnight
She came no more to the library . _ Confession _ . Day followed day , the one the child of the other . Alice 's old paleness and unearthly look began to reappear ; and , strange to tell , my midnight temptation revived . After a time she ceased to dine with us again , and for days I never saw her . It was the old story of suffering with me , only more intense than before . The day was dreary , and the night stormy .