midnight
He did not admire it , for it seemed to him , in this case at all events , the fatal weakness of a character it was impossible not to love . Though he could not declare his doubts , he thought it more than probable that this Laura of the voiceless Petrarch was unworthy of such constancy , and that she had no intention whatever of rewarding it , even if the opportunity arrived . But this was the mere speculation of a pessimist ; he might be altogether wrong , for he had never denied the existence of high virtue , in man or woman . ` There goes midnight ! ' he remarked , turning from the subject . ` You ca n't sleep , neither can I . Why should n't we walk into town ? '