midnight
I shall see him again and repeat the warning I have already given . '' And with these words he turned and went out . It was with a sense of astonishment and relief that he re-entered the daylight , for the sunset glow was not yet out of the sky . A moment before the world had seemed enveloped in midnight darkness , and lo ! here now were the splendid peaks , the singing river , all aglow with golden light . The encounter of the moment before receded swiftly , became incredible , but the preacher remained squat in his den like a vampire in his cave . As he went slowly up the street he acknowledged a feeling of growing weight , of uncertainty .