midnight
I cried . But no David was there . I glanced all round the wide , open space : not an object was moving over its surface . A deep stillness reigned all around , only interrupted by the solemn thunder of the waters , whose hollow surging against the shore rendered the solitude of the midnight hour more profound . `` Again I felt those cold chills steal through me -- again the unbidden tears streamed down my cheeks . ``` What can have become of him ? ' said I , quite bewildered with surprise and fear ; ` he must have got in at the back window !