midnight
`` I would give anything to get that sad look out of your face , '' said the good woman , coming closer to the girl , and folding her in a motherly embrace . `` Go out for a walk , you have been in the house all day , and you look pale and weary . '' The long day drew to a close , and night came on dark and chill . The wind wailed around the house mournfully , and as it drew towards midnight , continued to rise still higher . The clock struck twelve . There was an uneasy movement of the invalid tossing restlessly . Once she made an effort to raise herself , and the thin hands wandered caressingly over the bright hair of the young girl who slumbered peacefully beside her .