midnight
But the journey , and we are all so poor . '' `` Find you the heart to go , I 'll find the means . I know where to lay my hand on ten golden angels : they will take you to Rome : and the girl with you , if she loves you as she ought . '' They sat till midnight over this theme . And , after that day , Gerard recovered his spirits , and seemed to carry a secret talisman against all the gibes and the harsh words that flew about his ears at home . Besides the money she procured him for the journey , Margaret Van Eyck gave him money 's worth . Said she , `` I will tell you secrets that I learned from masters that are gone from me , and have left no fellow behind .