midnight
`` There were but eight , '' faltered the lawyer ; `` that means , then , all ? '' `` All , '' I repeated . A murmur of horror rose , swelled , then died out in tumult as the crowd swept on past us . For a moment we stood watching these people ; saw them pause before the door we had left open behind us , then rush in , leaving a wail of terror on the shuddering midnight air . When all was quiet again , Eunice laid her hand upon my arm . `` Where shall we go ? '' she asked despairingly .