midnight
said Lorimer . `` And now they are dead , I suppose the wronged ghosts do n't appear any more ? '' `` Oh yes , they do , '' said Güldmar very seriously . `` If any sailor passes at midnight , and sees them or hears their cries , he is doomed . '' `` But _ does _ he see or hear them ? '' asked Errington , with a smile . `` Well , I do n't know , '' returned Güldmar , with a grave shake of his head .