midnight
I felt almost sure that if he had been successful he would stop at my door and tell me so . But he did not come . `` As I sat and waited , I can not tell you the horror and dread which took possession of me . I knew that the moon was still shining -- that patches of silvery light were falling upon the sea , and the shrubs and flowers outside , but to me all was black as midnight , and I actually groped my way to my bed , on which I threw myself at last , shivering with cold , for the October air was blowing up chill from the water . For a few moments I slept , and then started suddenly as I fancied I heard Charlie call my name . `` Oh-h , Betty , '' was what he said , and in his voice there was a note of agony and fear , which made me shiver in every limb , as I tottered to the window and looked out . `` Oh , what a glorious night it was , rich and sweet with tropical bloom and beauty , and the full moon in the sky now moving down to the west , for it was past two o'clock .