midnight
Not one of us has had any rest the whole week . '' I said to Paul , `` My dear friend , your sister shall remain here . To-morrow we will talk to the governor about it ; leave your family to take some rest , and come and pass the night with me . It is late ; it is midnight ; the southern cross is just above the horizon . '' He suffered himself to be led away in silence ; and , after a night of great agitation , he arose at break of day , and returned home . But why should I continue any longer to you the recital of this history ? There is but one aspect of human pleasure .