midnight
Pauline , exhausted by fatigue and emotion , immediately relapsed into slumber , but every trace of pain was gone , and her regular breathing showed that she was enjoying a normal repose . Then Batoche , approaching Cary , silently pointed to the clock . `` Alas ! yes , '' said the latter , turning to M. Belmont and Zulma , `` it is now midnight , and the last act of this drama must be performed . Our camp is thirty miles away , and the night is terrible . I rode here to accomplish one duty . I must ride back to fulfil another .