midnight
Wert thou not frightened ? '' `` Misery , '' said Isabella , firmly , `` is superior to fear . '' `` Hast thou not heard it said in thy mortal world , that I have leagued myself with other powers , deformed to the eye and malevolent to the human race as myself ? Hast thou not heard this -- And dost thou seek my cell at midnight ? '' `` The Being I worship supports me against such idle fears , '' said Isabella ; but the increasing agitation of her bosom belied the affected courage which her words expressed . `` Ho ! ho ! ''