midnight
Still , she did not rebel against her guardian 's decision . Mrs. Reed conducted her to her chamber , persuaded her to undress , and did not leave her until the girl had fallen asleep . But her slumber was of short duration . It was scarcely midnight when Antoinette awoke with a start from a frightful dream . Philip had appeared to her , his hands bound behind his back , his neck bare , his hair cut short . He was clad in the lugubrious garb of the condemned , and he called her name in a voice wild with entreaty . `` Oh !