midnight
I do not blame him ; indeed , no . '' Thus they talked , until the minister said , `` Now I must go to my own house , for Hamish is full of fears for me if I am late . '' So Jan walked with him . It was midnight , but the moon was high in the zenith , and the larks singing rapturously in mid-air . A tender , mystical glow was over earth and sea , and both were as still as if they were a picture . Many good words were said on that walk , and the man who was saved and the man who saved him both lay down upon their beds that night with full and thankful hearts . For two months , full of quiet joy , Jan and Margaret occupied their old home .