midnight
I said before dinner that I could n't help you to decide . Perhaps I was mistaken . Anyhow , I 'll try . '' * * * * * At midnight the snow storm ceased , the wind died away , and the still air deposited its vapor on hills and valley in a hoar frost . The sun rose with a magnificent disregard for yesterday 's riot . Spencer 's room faced the southeast . When the valet drew his blind in the morning the cold room was filled with a balmy warmth .