midnight
It was the feeblest smile that ever was on lips , but it made the tears pour down Nedda 's cheeks and trickle off on to his hands . Then , with a stoicism that she could not believe in , so hopelessly unreal it seemed , so utterly the negation of the tumult within her , she settled back again at his feet to watch and not excite him . And still his lips smiled that faint smile , and his opened eyes grew dark and darker with meaning . So at midnight Kirsteen found them . In the early hours of his all-night sitting Felix had first only memories , and then Kirsteen for companion . `` I worry most about Tod , '' she said . `` He had that look in his face when he went off from Marrow Farm .