midnight
Oh , what a nature was his ! Then turning again to me -- `` Will you wear this ? '' and a ring of turquoise and pearls was slipped on my finger , while in his hand he held a richly-carved shell comb . `` This is for your midnight hair Emily , wear it always , '' and he placed it among the coils of my hair . Silence followed for a little time , and then Louis with his soulful eyes fixed on something afar off , spoke with great fervor of the life he longed for . `` Emily , you do not know me yet , '' he said . `` I know you better than you know yourself , but I am to you a puzzle , and oh , if I could skip the years that lie between to-day and the day when you and I shall really understand each other !