midnight
Job came in with Margaret , for it was bed-time . He said Esther 's pulse beat a little yet . They carried her upstairs and laid her on Mary 's bed , not daring to undress her , lest any motion should frighten the trembling life away ; but it was all in vain . Towards midnight , she opened wide her eyes and looked around on the once familiar room ; Job Legh knelt by the bed praying aloud and fervently for her , but he stopped as he saw her roused look . She sat up in bed with a sudden convulsive motion . `` Has it been a dream then ? '' asked she wildly .