Midnight
`` Wait here , '' he commanded , `` till I hitch Dexter to the pung ; or no , you 'd better come with me and give a hand . There is no time to lose . '' Dan obeyed without a word and held the lantern while Stephen harnessed the horse . `` Where 's Midnight ? '' Stephen asked , as he deftly drew the reins through the terrets . `` She ran away . I heard the sleigh crashing after her as she ran . ''