midnight
And I shall go with you to direct and guide . ' This was the gist of that message from ` une etoile tres eloignee . ' They copied it out in violet ink with a pen that scratched like the point of a pin . And when they stole upstairs to bed , long after midnight , there was great joy and certainty in their fighting old hearts . There was a perfume of flowers , of lilacs and wistaria in the air , as if the whole garden had slipped in by the back door and was unable to find its way out again . They dreamed of stars and starlight . La vie est un combat qu'ils ont change en fete .