midnight
Is it strange you should have a taste common to all human beings ? '' she returned with a pretty smile . `` But it is easier to ask questions than to answer them . If you had never seen the sun setting in glory , or the midnight sky shining with myriads of stars , could you imagine these things if I described them to you ? '' `` No . '' `` That word is an echo , Smith . You must wait for the earth to bring forth her rainbow lilies , and the heart its love . ''