midnight
. Hush ! There , do you not hear them ? It is midnight -- listen ! '' He listened , and Pierre and Shon McGann looked at each other apprehensively , while Shon 's fingers felt hurriedly along the beads of a rosary which he did not hold . Yes , they heard it , a deep sonorous sound : `` Is the daybreak come ? '' `` It is still the night , '' came the reply as of one clear voice .