midnight
It invited them to adventure into the white mystery of the silent storm ; and inspired by that restlessness of youth and its desires , they went on . The snow grew deeper under their feet . In the open spaces they waded through it to their knees , and it continued to fall in a vast white cloud that descended steadily out of the sky . It was near midnight when it stopped . The clouds drifted away from under the stars and the moon , and for a long time Baree and Maheegun stood without moving , looking down from the bald crest of a ridge upon a wonderful world . Never had they been able to see so far , except in the light of day . Under them was a plain .