midnight
Mr. Chainmail had to pass half round the castle , on the land side , before he could reach the entrance : he coasted the dry and bramble-grown moat , crossed the unguarded bridge , passed the unportcullised arch of the gateway , entered the castle court , ascertained the tower , ascended the broken stairs , and stood on the ivied wall . But the nymph of the place was gone . He searched the ruins within and without , but he found not what he sought : he haunted the castle day after day , as he had done the lake , but the damsel appeared no more . The stars of midnight shall be dear To her , and she shall lean her ear In many a secret place , Where rivulets dance their wayward round , And beauty , born of murmuring sound , Shall pass into her face . -- WORDSWORTH . MISS SUSANNAH TOUCHANDGO had read the four great poets of Italy , and many of the best writers of France . About the time of her father 's downfall , accident threw into her way _ Les Réveries du Promeneur Solitaire _ ; and from the impression which these made on her , she carried with her into retirement all the works of Rousseau .