midnights
he said . He rushed into the barn . When the roof fell in , a great funnel of smoke swarmed toward the sky , as if the old man 's mighty spirit , released from its body -- a little bottle -- had swelled like the genie of fable . The smoke was tinted rose-hue from the flames , and perhaps the unutterable midnights of the universe will have no power to daunt the colour of this soul .