midnight
An instant she saddened , foreboding her words to be ominous , because of suddenly thirsting for a modern cry from him , the silent . She quitted her woman 's fit of earnestness , and took to the humour that pleased him . ` Aslauga 's knight , at his blind man 's buff of devotion , catches the hem of the tapestry and is found by his lady kissing it in a trance of homage five hours long ! Sir Hilary of Agincourt , returned from the wars to his castle at midnight , hears that the chitellaine is away dancing , and remains with all his men mounted in the courtyard till the grey morn brings her back ! Adorable ! We had a flag flying in those days . Since men began to fret the riddle , they have hauled it down half-mast .