midnight
Why was the lot of this weak and erring child so hard ! What had she done , to be so tempted in her weakness , and perish ? Why didst thou suffer her gentle affections to lead her thus astray ? '' And , through the silence of the awful midnight , the voice of an avalanche answered from the distant mountains , and seemed to say ; `` Peace ! peace ! Why dost thou question God 's providence ! '' Fair is the valley of Lauterbrunnen with its green meadows and overhanging cliffs .