midnight
He turned quickly round and saw another shadowy couple , who seemed to sink into the ground behind a bush . `` The whole heath seems alive to-day , '' he murmured , and added , smiling , `` of course , it is mid summer night . '' Soon after him the twins came home with wild hair and flushed faces . They declared the vicar had told them their fortunes by cards till midnight . They would soon get husbands . Giggling , they slipped away into their bedroom . Old Meyerhofer revelled in happiness .