midnight
Magnum Bonum ! '' and she fancied it the elixir which alone could restore them , and would have climbed a mountain in search of it , as in the Arabian tale ; but her feet were cold , heavy , and immovable , and she found that they too had become gold , and that the chill was creeping upwards . With a scream of `` Save the children , Joe , '' she awoke . No wonder she had dreamt of cold golden limbs , for her feet were really chilly as ice , and the room as dark as at midnight . However it was not yet seven o'clock ; and presently Janet brought a light , and persuaded her to come downstairs and warm herself . She was not yet capable of going into the dining-room to the family tea , but crept down to lie on the sofa in the drawing-room ; and there , after taking the small refreshment which was all she could yet endure , she lay with closed eyes , while the children came in from the meal . Armine and Babie were the first .