Midnight
In an instant the huntsmen and hounds were gone , and the trampling of the horses died away in the distance . Soon afterwards a low sound , like the winding of a horn , broke upon the ear , and the listeners had no doubt that the buck was brought down . They hurried in the direction of the sound , but though the view was wholly unobstructed for a considerable distance , they could see nothing either of horsemen , hounds , or deer . How the Fair Geraldine bestowed a Relic upon her Lover -- How Surrey and Richmond rode in the Forest at Midnight -- And where they found the Body of Mark Fytton , the Butcher . Surrey and Richmond agreed to say nothing for the present of their mysterious adventure in the forest ; but their haggard looks , as they presented themselves to the Lady Anne Boleyn in the reception-chamber on the following morning , proclaimed that something had happened , and they had to undergo much questioning from the Fair Geraldine and the Lady Mary Howard . `` I never saw you so out of spirits , my lord , '' remarked the Fair Geraldine to Surrey ; `` you must have spent the whole night in study -- or what is more probable , you have again seen Herne the Hunter . Confess now , you have been in the forest . ''