midnight
` We have seen it in each other 's eyes ever since we first met , we have heard it in one another 's voices every day ! I will not leave you without saying it for us both , just as much for you as for myself ! But I must say it all many times , and I must hear it from you too . Therefore I shall be here an hour before midnight to wait , and you will come , and you will open the window when you see me standing outside , and we shall be together ! And if you will , we need never part again , for the world is as wide as heaven itself , for those who love to find a safe resting-place . ' She raised one hand as if to stop him , without turning round . While he spoke , she had turned pale again by soft degrees , and she drew her breath sharply once or twice , with an effort .