midnight
She looked , as she walked at his side with her hands in the pockets of her coat and with a flat sailor hat on her head , like a tall , handsome boy ; but when they stopped and stood where the light fell full on her hair and the exquisite coloring of her skin , Carlton thought her face had never seemed so delicate or fair as it did then , rising from the collar of the rough jersey , and contrasted with the hat and coat of a man 's attire . They paced the deck for an hour later , until every one else had left it , and at midnight were still loath to give up the beautiful night and the charm of their strange surroundings . There were long silent places in their talk , during which Carlton tramped beside her with his head half turned , looking at her and noting with an artist 's eye the free light step , the erect carriage , and the unconscious beauty of her face . The captain of the steamer joined them after midnight , and falling into step , pointed out to Miss Morris where great cities had stood , where others lay buried , and where beyond the hills were the almost inaccessible monasteries of the Greek Church . The moonlight turned the banks into shadowy substances , in which the ghosts of former days seemed to make a part ; and spurred by the young girl 's interest , the Italian , to entertain her , called up all the legends of mythology and the stories of Roman explorers and Turkish conquerors . `` I turn in now , '' he said , after Miss Morris had left them . `` A most charming young lady .