midnight
This feeling , which was very present in his mind , appeared somehow through his eyes and in his manner , and even through the tumult of her emotions she was vaguely aware that he was even nicer than she had thought . She had never loved him so much as now ; and again the thought passed that she had not known him before , and far down in her happiness she wondered which was the true man . From Dover they telegraphed to Mr. Innes -- `` Your daughter is safe . She has gone abroad to study singing ; '' and at midnight they were on board the boat . The night was strangely calm and blue ; a little mist was about , and they stood watching the circle of light which the vessel shed upon the water , moving ever onwards , with darkness before and after . `` Dearest , what are you thinking of ? '' `` Of father .