midnight
She thrilled him with her vibrant voice , mesmerized him with her distant , caressing touch and glorious , limpid eyes . She made his blood pulse hotly with desire with her soft-spoken offer of self-surrender to the man who should lead her from her sovereignty over human beasts and set her feet in the high places of the earth . `` And with these my treasures , I shall make my man a king in truth , '' she said , slipping along the couch toward him and laying both hands clasped on his arm . She threw back her head , shaking loose her great masses of lustrous hair , and poured her soul at him from half-closed , moist eyes that gleamed like midnight pools in starlight . `` Yet must my chosen man assure me of his love for me , and his contempt for my riches . For , though my treasures shall be his , yet will I be first in his heart or forget him . '' `` And first you are , and shall be , Dolores , '' whispered Pearse , leaning his chin on her forehead and glaring covetously at the littered wealth of the chests .